Two-dimensional catena–polymer [[[bis (µ-aqua)(bis (µ-cpiap-K2O1:O2)sodium(I))] (µ-chlorido) bis(µ-cpiap-K5N1:O1:O2:O3,O3′)dicopper(II)]bis(µ-aqua)(aqua)bis(cpiap-K2O1,O2)copper(II)] hexa hydrate

Abstract

The new title two-dimensional hetero-tetra nuclear Cu3–Na coordination polymer {[NaCu3Cl(cpiap)2(H2O)3]n·6nH2O} (1) consists of crystallographically two-independent copper(II) centers, each bridged by a sodium cation through carboxylate-oxygen of the deprotonated H3cpiap ligand (H3cpiap = 2-(carboxyphenyl)iminoaceticpropanoic acid) to CuII (2) and CuII (2−) cations, and through water molecules to CuII (1) cation. CuII (2) and CuII (1) cations are bridged by carboxylate-oxygen atoms of the ligand in a syn-anti mode which, alternate regularly within the chain being bridged by a tetra coordinated sodium cation. Each CuII (2) and CuII (2−) cation in (1) is in an octahedral environment formed by four carboxylate-oxygens from two cpiap3− ligands, one nitrogen atom and a bridging chloride atom. CuII (1) cation is in a square pyramidal environment formed by three water molecules and two carboxylate-oxygens from two cpiap3− ligands. The ligand acts simultaneously as monodentate and tridentate toward CuII (1) and CuII (2) cations respectively. The lattice water molecules involved in OH···O hydrogen bonding are situated in the void spaces between layers. The zigzag chains, which run along the b-axes further construct three-dimensional metal-organic framework via hydrogen bonding and weak face-to-face π-π interactions. Weak CH···O interactions are also present.

Keywords

• Crystal structure
• Two-dimension
• Lattice water
• Hydrogen bonding
• Copper–sodium complex