Employing linear tetranuclear [Zn4(COO)4(OH)2] clusters as building subunits to construct a new Zn(II) coordination polymer with tunable luminescent properties

A new Zn(II) coordination polymer, [Zn2(btc) (biimpy) (OH)]n (1 H3btc = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid, biimpy = 2,6-bis(1-imdazoly)pyridine) has been successfully synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, powder single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Compound 1 features a 3D framework employing linear tetranuclear [Zn4(COO)4(OH)2] cluster as building subunits. Topological analysis reveals it represents a (3,10)-connected structural topology by viewing btc3−, linear tetranuclear clusters and biimpy as 3-connected nodes, 10-connected nodes, linear linkers, respectively. Moreover, the thermal stability and luminescent property of compound 1 have been well investigated.