Hydrothermal synthesis, structure and fluorescent property of a novel cuprous thiocyanate inorganic polymer directed by 1,5-bis(pyridinium) pentane cation

A novel cation-templated 3D cuprous thiocyanate polymer, {(bppt)[Cu2(NCS)4]}n, bppt = 1,5-bis (pyridinium) pentane, was synthesized and structurally characterized. In the polymeric architecture, 2D porous CuNCS (6, 3) sheets were connected further by the “wavy ladder-shaped” anion chain to constitute an infinite 3D framework with the organic cation bppt trapped in it. Photoluminescence investigation of the compound in the solid state was also presented.