Structural variability, topology and luminescent properties of three new cadmium (II) coordination polymers based on 4′,4′,4′-[(trimethylamino)]-tris[(1,1′-biphenyl)-2-carboxylate]

The semi-rigid polycarboxylic acid, 4′,4′,4′-[(trimethylamino)]-tris[(1,1′-biphenyl)-2-car- boxylic acid] (H 3 TMCA), is first synthesized and used to self-assembly three cadmium coordination polymers , formulated as {[Cd(HTMCA)]•(H 2 O)•(DMA)} n (1), {[Cd(HTMCA)(H 2 O)]·(H 2 O) 5 } n (2), {[Cd(TMCA)] - (CH 3 CH 3 NH 2 ) + •H 2 O} n (3) by the reaction of Cd(NO 3 ) 2 ·4H 2 O under solvothermal conditions. The coordination polymers have been characterized by elemental analysis , IR spectroscopy , thermogravimetric analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 is a 2D framework with a point symbol of {6˄3}. Complex 2 exhibit a 3D topology net with point symbol of {10˄3}. Complex 3 display a (3,6)-connected 3D topology net with point symbol of {4.6 2 } 2 {4 2 .6 10 .8 3 }. The structural comparison of complexes 1–3 shows that the final frameworks can be adjusted by changes in the reaction of temperature and solvents. Moreover, the solid-state photoluminescence properties of 1 – 3 have also been investigated.