Synthesis,structure and photoluminescence of two porous metal-organoboron frameworks with rtl topology

Rigid trigonal tris(3-pyridylduryl)borane L was synthesized through four steps in good overall yield from readily available 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene and was used to construct two porous cadmium(II) complexes Cd(L)X2.G(X = Cl,Br;G = guset molecules),1(Cd(L)Cl2.EtOH.iPrOH.3H2O) and 2(Cd(L)Br2.MeOH.C7H8.3H2O),under mild reaction conditions.1 and 2 are isostructural and featured with 3D porous metal-organoboron framewoks with rtl topology,in which L acts as a 3-connected node while a dicadmium motif serves as 6-connected node.In addition,1 and 2 exhibit strong photoluminescence in the visible region and 1 shows moderate adsorption ability of carbon dioxide at 273 K.