Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Four 3-D Supramolecular Architectures Assembled by Ni(II), Co(II), Zn(II), Cu(II) and 4-Nitro-1,3-benzenedicarboxylic Acid

Four new complexes M(NO2–HBDC)2(H2O)4·2H2O [M = Ni (1), Co (2) and Zn (3)] and [Cu(NO2–BDC)(H2O)3]2 (4) (NO2–H2BDC = 4-nitro-1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid) were prepared under hydrothermal conditions and were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. X-ray structural analysis reveals that hydrogen bonds among the coordination water molecules and carboxyl oxygen atoms in complexes 1–3 bridge molecules forming an infinite chain, which is further interconnected to form a 3-D framework by a novel infinite 1-D metal–water chain containing the cyclic uudd water tetramer. In complex 4, Two five-coordinated Cu atoms are interlinked by NO2–BDC ligands and coordinated water molecules to form a 3-D framework via hydrogen bonds and π···π stacking interactions. The elemental analysis, IR spectra, UV–vis and thermogravimetric analysis of complexes 1–4 were examined. The photoluminescence properties of complex 3 and temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility for complex 4 were also studied.