Crystal structure and electrochemistry of a 2-D polymer with a nano-hole

Abstract

A structure with a nano-hole containing coordination polymer was obtained. X-ray determination shows that it belongs to monoclinic system P ₂1/n space group, with a = 1.09543(12) nm, b = 1.61279(18) nm, c = 1.43874(16) nm, β = 92.8260(10)° and final R indices R = 0.0523 and Rw = 0.1440. It is a uniform zigzag chain with four Zn atoms, two 4,4′-bipyridines and two ferrocenylcarboxylates forming a macrocyclic.

Keywords:

• Ferrocenylcarboxylate
• Crystal structure
• Nano-hole
• Electrochemical property

Acknowledgements

We thank Luoyang Normal College for the diffraction measurements and Henan Province Natural Science Foundation (No. 0611021400).