A series of unusual three-dimensional 3d–4f (Ln/Cu/Cl/Br) cyanide heterometallic coordination polymers: Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties

• Three 3D Ln–Cu heterometallic coordination polymers (HCPs) have been synthesized.
• Being an extremely rare example, glycolic acid (ga) was used as auxiliary ligand.
• All ga ligands are deprotonated to adopt a μ3-kO:kO,O′:kO′,O″ coordination mode.
• Copper–cyanide-system has been successfully incorporated as Cu-inorganic motifs.
• HCP 1 shows antiferromagnetic behaviors.

A series of unusual three-dimensional (3D) 3d–4f cyanide heterometallic coordination polymers (HCPs), namely [Ln1.5Cu3(ina)3(ga)(CN)1.5(X)(H2O)] [Ln = Dy, X = Cl (1), Ln = Tb, X = Br (2), Ln = Dy, X = Br (3); ina = isonicotinic acid; ga = glycolic acid] have been synthesized via hydrothermal reaction and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses, FT–IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA). X-ray structural analysis reveals that HCPs 1 to 3 are constructed from the linkage between Ln–organic layer motifs and double-stranded cyano-containing Cu-inorganic ribbon motifs. In these complexes, the carboxyl group and hydroxyl group of H2ga are all deprotonated and the coordinated ga ligands adopt a very interesting μ3-kO:kO,O′:kO′,O″ coordination mode. Moreover, magnetic properties of HCP 1 were investigated.

The linkage between Dy-organic layer motifs and double-stranded cyano-containing Cu-inorganic ribbon motifs gives the 3-dimensional heterometallic coordination polymers.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide