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Two new coordination polymers with an asymmetric dicarboxylate and 4,4?-bipyridine ligand, {[Co(bpy)(H2O)4]·(cpa)·0.5H2O}n(1) and {[Ag(cpa)(bpy)][Ag(bpy)]·4H2O}n(2) (H2cpa = 4-(2-carboxyethyl)benzoic acid, bpy = 4,4?-bipyridine), have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound1displays a linear chain with guest molecule (cpa)2?ions existing in the structure. Compound2contains two independent units, [Ag(cpa)(bpy)]–(A) and [Ag(bpy)]+(B), which form a 1-D + 1-D structure.Ashows a 1-D chain structure bearing hooks formed by the carboxylates and organized into a tubular structure by hydrogen-bonding interactions.Bhas linear chains formed from Ag+and bpy. TheAandBchains co-crystallize with waters of crystallization to provide two linear [Ag(bpy)]+chains embedded in the tubular structure formed byAvia?…?stacking contacts. In1and2, hydrogen-bonding and?…?stacking interactions connect the discrete 1-D chains into 3-D supramolecular structures. The fluorescent properties, TG analysis, and X-ray powder diffraction patterns for1and2were also measured. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Two metal-organic coordination polymers, [Cd(HIDC)(pytpy)] (1) and [Zn(HIDC)(pytpy)] · (H2O) (2), have been synthesized by reactions of 4'-(3-pyridyl)-2,2' : 6',2''-terpyridine (pytpy), 4,5-imidazoledicarboxylic acid (H3IDC) with CdCl2 · 2.5H2O and ZnCl2, respectively, in the presence of base. Compound 1 is a one-dimensional (1-D) helical chain with the chains extended into a three-dimensional supramolecular network through two different π ··· π interactions from pytpy ligands. Compound 2 is also a 1-D helical chain and adjacent chains are packed into a 2-D layer through π ··· π interactions between terminal pyridyl and pendant pyridyl rings from pytpy ligands. The photoluminescent properties of the two compounds are also investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]