Control of Self-Penetration and Dimensionality in Luminescent Cadmium Succinate Coordination Polymers via Isomeric Dipyridylamide Ligands

Reaction in aqueous solution of cadmium nitrate, succinic acid (H(2)suc), and one of four possible isomeric dipyridylamide coligands has afforded a series of two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) coordination polymers. All were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. [Cd(suc)(4-pina)](n) (1, 4-pina = 4-pyridylisonicotinamide) displays a 3-D 6-connected self-penetrated 4(4)6(10)8 mab topology, while {[Cd(suc)(3-pna)]center dot 2.5H(2)O}(n) (2, 3-pna = 3-pyridylnicotinamide) has a simple 3-D non-interpenetrated 4(12)6(3) pcu network. The supramolecular isomer 2' has exactly the same stoichiometry and overall pcu topology as 2 but shows a difference in succinate binding mode. Compounds 1, 2, and 2' all show similar [Cd(suc)](n) layers with embedded {Cd2O2} rhomboid dimers that serve as the 6-connected nodes. {[Cd(suc)(4-pna)(H2O)]center dot 2H(2)O}(n) (3, 4-pna = 4-pyridylnicotinamide) manifests an extremely rare 2-D 4-connected 6(6) layer self-penetrated topology based on cross-pillared [Cd(suc)](n) helical chains. Slight adjustment of the donor disposition resulted in the formation of the 2-D (4,4) grid coordination polymer {[Cd(suc)(3-pina)(H2O)]center dot 3.5H(2)O}(n) (4, 3-pina = 3-pyridylisonicotinamide), which has [Cd(suc)](n) helical chains similar to those in 3 but avoids cross-pillaring. Luminescent and thermal properties of these four new materials are discussed.