Two transition metal supramolecular compounds based on 2-(4-isopropylbenzoyl)benzoic acid: syntheses, crystal structures, and luminescent properties.

Two new supramolecular compounds, [Zn2(L)3(4,4′-bpy)(OH)]n(1) and [Cd(L)2(2,2′-bpy)(H2O)]·2H2O (2) (HL = 2-(4-isopropylbenzoyl)benzoic acid, 4,4′-bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine, 2,2′-bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine), have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infra-red spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analyzes, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.1exhibits 1-D chain and2is 0-D mononuclear. They are both linked into 2-D supramolecular layers by non-covalent interactions. Luminescence properties were also investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]