Synthesis, crystal structure and third-order non-linear optical properties of a two-dimensional coordination network [Cd(AcO)2(L)2(H2O)]

Two-dimensional (2-D) coordination network [Cd(Ac)2(L)2(H2O)] 1 has been synthesized by low-temperature solid-state reaction and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses, IR spectra and UV-visible spectra. The third-order non-linear optical (NLO) properties of the 1 were also investigated and they exhibit the reverse saturable absorption and self-defocusing performance.