Tuning zinc(II) coordination polymers based on bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) ethane and 5-substituted 1,3-benzenedicarboxylates: syntheses, structures and properties

In our effect to tune the structures of Zn(II) coordination polymers, six zinc(II) coordination polymers {[Zn(bte)(1,3-bdc)]center dot 0.5H(2)O}(n) (1), {[Zn(bte)(NO2-1,3-bdc)]center dot 3H(2)O}(n) (2), {[Zn(bte)(I-1,3-bdc)(H2O)]center dot H2O}(n) (3), {[Zn(bte)(2)(H2O)(2)](SO3-1,3-Hbdc)center dot 4H(2)O}(n) (4), {[Zn(bte)(Hbtc)]center dot 3H(2)O}(n) (5) and {[Zn-3(bte)(2)(btc)(2)(H2O)(2)]center dot 2.5H(2)O}(n) (6) (bte = 1,2-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) ethane, 1,3-bdc = 1,3-benzenedicarboxylate, NO2-bdc = 5-nitroisophthalate, I-1,3-bdc = 5-iodoisophthalate, SO3-1,3-bdc = 5-sulfoisophthalate, btc = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. 1, 2 and 3 are independent 1D MONTs. An interesting structural feature of 3 is that the I groups of each 1D MONT polythread into two adjacent 1D MONTs to form a (1D -> 2D) polythreaded array and a 3D supramolecular architecture. 4 shows the double chain cation [Zn(bte)(2)(H2O)(2)](n)(2n+) and 3D hydrogen bond architecture. 5 exhibits a 2D (4,4) network and a 3D hydrogen bond architecture. In 6, each btc ligand bridges three Zn(II) atoms (one Zn1 and two Zn2) and forms a 3-connected 2D network [Zn-3(btc)(2)(H2O)(2)](n). Each bte ligand connects two [Zn-3(btc)(2)(H2O)(2)](n) 2D networks to construct a (3,4)-connected 3D network with point symbol (6(2)center dot 14(4))(14(3))(4). Such a (3,4)-connected 3D network is unprecedented, as to the best of our knowledge. The luminescence and thermal stability of 1-6 were investigated.