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This work presents eight coordination assemblies based on divalent metal ions (M = CoII, CuII, ZnII, and CdII), dicyanamide anion (N(CN)2−, dca), and two isomeric bent dipyridyl coligands (L), namely, 2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (3-bpo) and 2,5-bis(4-pyridyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (4-bpo). In the resulting crystalline materials, both bpo and dca tectons generally display the bidentate bridging fashion (except in the mononuclear species 5), extending the metal centers to afford diverse one-, two-, and three-dimensional (1-D, 2-D, and 3-D) coordination networks that are not commonly observed in M−dca−L systems. Notably, the inclined polycatenated 2-D → 3-D framework and 3-D polyknotting network with the unique 6-connected (44.611) topology are formed for the CuIIand CdIIspecies with dca and 4-bpo. For the polymeric CoIIand CuIIcomplexes, very weak antiferromagnetic or ferromagnetic interactions are observed between the metal centers due to the μ1,5-bridging mode of dca, and their magneto-structural correlations have been discussed in detail. The ZnIIand CdIIcomplexes show solid-state fluorescent emissions at room temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A series of CdII, CoII, NiII, and PbIImixed-ligand coordination complexes 1−8based on 5-sulfoisophthalic acid (H3sip) and the bent dipyridyl ligand 2,5-bis(3-pyridyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (3-bpo) or its 4-pyridyl N-donor analogue (4-bpo) have been synthesized and fully characterized by IR spectra, microanalyses, and single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction techniques. The significant pH effect on assembly of the CdIIcomplexes 1−4has been demonstrated, which leads to the formation of distinct crystalline products, whereas the CoII, NiII, and PbIIsystems 5−8are independent to pH condition of the synthetic reaction. Complexes 1−8display various coordination motifs with different existing forms, conformations, and coordination modes of the organic ligands. Further, extended supramolecular networks are constructed via secondary interactions such as hydrogen-bonding and aromatic stacking. Solid-state properties of thermal stability and fluorescence for these crystalline materials are also presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]