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Four new coordination polymers (CPs), [Co3(L)2(bib)3(EtOH)2]·2H2O (1), [Mn3(L)2(bib)2(H2O)4]·4H2O (2), [Ni(HL)(bib)(H2O)3] (3) and [Ni3(bib)4(H2O)10]·2(L)·12(H2O) (4), were synthesized under solvothermal conditions with an unsymmetrical tricarboxylic acid ligand [biphenyl-3,3',5-tricarboxylic acid (H3L)] in the presence of the 1,4-bis(1H-imidazol-4-yl)benzene (bib) ligand. In compound 1, tricarboxylate acid ligands (H3L) link Co centers to generate two-dimensional (2D) layers which are further connected by bib ligands to exhibit a three-dimensional (3D) framework with a (4,4,5)-connected (4²·6³·8)2(4²·67·8)2(64·8·10) topology. The three-dimensional (3D) framework of 2 is defined as a (3,3,4)-connected topology with the point symbol of (6·8²)2(6²·8)2(8·104·12). Compound 3 contains a one-dimensional (1D) left-hand helix chain along the a direction and further extends into a 2D supramolecular network and a 3D supramolecular framework via hydrogen bonds. Compound 4 displays a one-dimensional (1D) molecular ladder, which is further combined with each other through π...π stacking to extend into 2D supramolecular sheets. The supramolecular networks of 3 and 4 resulted from the different solvent ratios [V(H2O)-V(EtOH)] in the reaction. All the CPs are characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), elemental analyses, IR spectroscopy, and TGA analyses. Moreover, the weak ferromagnetic properties of 2 and 3 and antiferromagnetic properties of 1 and 4 have also been investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sixnew metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with structuresranging from a one-dimensional (1D) chain, two-dimensional (2D) layer, even 2D double layer to three-dimensional (3D) network based on 2,2'-bipyridine-3,3'-dicarboxylate-1,1'-dioxide(H2bpdado) and N-donor ligands (1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane(bpa) or 1,2-trans-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene (bpe)),namely, [Cd(bpdado)(H2O)2]n(1), {[Cd2(bpdado)2(bpa)(H2O)2]·DMF·3H2O}n(2), {[Cd2(bpdado)2(bpe)(H2O)2]·8.5H2O}n(3), {[Pb2(bpdado)2(bpa)]·10H2O}n(4), {[Pb2(bpdado)2(bpe)]·10H2O}n(5), [Pb2(bpdado)Cl2(H2O)2]n(6), were synthesized by hydro(solvo)thermal and/or diffusionmethods. In these complexes, the bpdado ligand shows four types of coordination modes, three of which appeared for the first time. Polymers 1-6present diverse motifs with differentmetal ions and different conformations and/or coordination modes ofbpdado, which may show a natural synergy in structural diversity ofthe resultant MOFs. Under the similar synthetic conditions just withdifferent metals (Cd(II) and Pb(II)), 6exhibits a 2Dcovalent grid layer, whereas complex 1displays a 1Dchain. Meanwhile, Cd(II) atom in 1shows an unprecedentedtriangular prism coordination geometry. Although bpe/bpa ligands actas pillars between 2D [M(bpdado)]nlayersubunits in complexes 2-5, the Cd(II)-basedcomplexes 2and 3are extended into a 3Dlayered-pillared network, while the Pd(II)-based complexes 4and 5just exhibit the 2D double layers. Moreover, the 2D [Cd(bpdado)]nlayer subunits of 2and 3can be derived from replacing hydrogenbonds in 1D 1with coordination bonds dependent on differentcoordination modes of bpdado. In addition, the solid-state luminescence(for 1-6) and gas adsorption properties(for 2and 3) have been studied and discussedin detail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]