Aliphatic dicarboxylate copper coordination polymers with 3-pyridylmethylnicotinamide: Effect of chain length and steric bulk on dimensionality

Hydrothermal reaction of copper salts, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, and 3-pyridylmethylnicotinamide (3-pmna) has afforded a series of six different coordination polymer solids. A significant dependence of the dimensionality and topology of these materials on the part of aliphatic chain length and substituent was revealed. {[Cu2(adipate)2(3-pmna)2]·H2O}n (pictured) exhibits a very rare 3-D 3,5-connected hms net with (63)(698) topology.