Aromatic carboxylate effect on dimensionality of three bis(benzimidazole)-based cobalt(II) coordination polymers: Syntheses, structures and properties

•Three bis(benzimidazole)-based cobalt(II) coordination polymers tuned by aromatic carboxylates were obtained.•The aromatic carboxylates have an important influence on the dimensionality of three polymers.•The electrochemical and luminescent properties of three polymers were investigated.

Three new metal-organic coordination polymers [Co(4-bbc)2(bbbm)] (1), [Co(3,5-pdc)(bbbm)]·2H2O (2) and [Co(1,4-ndc)(bbbm)] (3) (4-Hbbc=4-bromobenzoic acid, 3,5-H2pdc=3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-H2ndc=1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and bbbm=1,1-(1,4-butanediyl)bis-1H-benzimidazole) were hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Polymer 1 is a 1D chain formed by the bbbm ligands and CoII ions. Polymer 2 exhibits a 2D network with a (3·4·5)(32·4·5·62·74) topology. Polymer 3 possesses a 3D three-fold interpenetrating framework. The versatile structures of title polymers indicate that the aromatic carboxylates have an important influence on the dimensionality of 1–3. Moreover, the thermal stability, electrochemical and luminescent properties of 1–3 were investigated.

graphical abstractThree bis(benzimidazole)-based cobalt(II) coordination polymers tuned by aromatic carboxylates were hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. The aromatic carboxylates play a key role in the dimensionality of three polymers. The electrochemical and luminescent properties of three polymers were investigated.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide