Completing the Series: New Coordination Networks of Composition ³8[RE2(ADC)3(H2O)6]·2H2O with RE = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Y and ADC²- = Acetylenedicarboxylate (-O2C-C=C-CO2-)

The crystal structures of ³∞[RE2(ADC)3(H2O)6]·2H2O (RE = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy) were solved and refined from X-ray single crystal data. They crystallize in a structure type already known for RE = La, Ce and Gd (P1, no. 2, Z = 2), which is characterized by REO9 polyhedra forming dimeric units being the nodes of a 3D framework structure linked by ADC²- anions (-O2C-C≡C-CO2- = acetylenedicarboxylate). From synchrotron powder diffraction data it was shown that isostructural coordination networks are formed for RE = Ho, Er, Y, whereas for RE = Tm, Yb, Lu a new structure type crystallizing in a highly complex crystal structure with a large orthorhombic unit cell is found. All compounds are obtained by slow evaporation of an aqueous solution containing RE(OAc)3·xH2O and acetylenedicarboxylic acid (H2ADC). The coordination networks of composition ³∞[RE2(ADC)3(H2O)6]·2H2O were thoroughly investigated by thermal analysis and for RE = Eu, Tb, a strong red and green photoluminescence was observed and investigated by means of UV/Vis spectroscopy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]