Synthesis and structural characterization of a three-dimensional two-fold interpenetrated coordination polymer constructed from bis (4(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)methanone and 1,1 '-biphenyl-2,2 '-dicarboxylate ligands for cadmium(II)

A three-dimensional (3D) two-fold interpenetrated coordination polymer, {[Cd(bipmo)(bpda)]center dot 1.25(H2O)}(n) (1), (bipmo = bis(4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl) methanone, H(2)bpda = 1,1'-biphenyl-2,2'-dicarboxylic acid), was synthesized by a solvothermal method. It has been characterized by elemental analyses, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The topological structure of 1 consists of uninodal dia nets with twofold penetration. The thermal stability and the luminescence properties of complex 1 were investigated.