A zinc(II) coordination polymer containing flumequine: Synthesis, crystal structure and luminescence properties

•A new flumequine-containing zinc coordination polymer is reported.•Flumequine coordinates in a bridging bidentate mode to give zinc dimers.•The dimers are interlinked by dicarboxylates to form a coordination polymer.•The new compound displays strong photoluminescence.

The compound [Zn2(flmq)2(bdc)(H2O)2], 1, based on flumequine (Hflmq) and 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate (bdc), has been synthesised and shown by single crystal X-ray analysis to contain one-dimensional chains linked into sheets by hydrogen bonding. Photoluminescent measurements on the complex in the solid state show that it displays strong photoluminescence at 467 nm.

Graphical abstract[Zn2(flmq)2(bdc)(H2O)2], based on flumequine (Hflmq) and 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate (bdc), has been synthesised and shown to contain one-dimensional chains linked into sheets by hydrogen bonding. The compound displays strong photoluminescence at 467 nm.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide