| Ten new coordination polymers, namely,[Zn(L)(H2O)](1),[Zn(L)(biim-4)0.5]2H2O (2),[Zn(L)(biim-6)0.5]2H2O (3),[Zn(L)(BTE)0.5(H2O)] H2O (4),[Zn(L)(phen)] H2O (5),[Cu(L)(phen)] H2O (6),[Cd(L)(phen)](7),[Cd5(L)5(biim-4)2.5]5H2O (8),[Co(L)(biim-4)0.5(H2O)] H2O (9), and [Ni(L)(biim-4)0.5(H2O)]2H2O (10), where H2L=3-carboxy-1-(4-carboxybenzyl)-2-oxidopyridinium, biim-4=1,1’-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole), biim-6=1,1’-(1,6-hexanedidyl)bis(imidazole), BTE=1,1’-(2,2’-oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(1H-1,2,4-triazole), and phen=1,10-phenanthroline,have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. These complexes were structurallycharacterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses and further characterized byinfrared spectra (IR), elemental analyses, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) andthermogravimetric (TG) analyses. Compound1displays a2D undulated layer structure.Compounds2and3exhibit the similar1D chain structures. In2, the adjacent chains areextended into a3D supramolecular architecture via hydrogen-bonding interactions and π–πinteractions. In3, the adjacent chains are extended into a3D supramolecular architecture viahydrogen-bonding interactions. Compound4shows a1D chain structure. The adjacent chainsare extended into a3D supramolecular architecture through π–π interactions. Compounds5and6are isomorphous, and show the same1D chain structures. The chains are linked byhydrogen-bonding interactions into a3D supramolecular architecture. Compound7shows a1D chain structure. The chains are arranged on parallel levels in two directions, resulting in aplywood-like structure. Compound8displays an unusual2D2-fold parallel interpenetratingnetwork with both polyrotaxane and polycatenane characters. Compound9shows a2D3-connected63network. The structure of compound10is an intriguing2D self-penetratingnetwork. In addition, the photoluminescent properties of1-5,7and8have also beeninvestigated in detail. |