A Cd(II) MOF based on 5-ethoxyisophthalate and 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane ligands with a twofold interpenetrated crystal structure showing room temperature phosphorescence

A metal-organic framework (MOF) {[Cd(EtOI-PA)(bpp)(H2O)]center dot 2H(2)O}(n) (1) has been synthesized under basic hydrothermal conditions by using of 5- ethoxyisophthalic acid ( EtOIPAH(2)) and 1,3-bis( 4-pyridyl)propane ( bpp) as reagents for cadmium nitrate. Compound 1 was characterized by elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and UV/Vis spectroscopy. In 1, the bpp ligands extend the EtOIPA-Cd chains along the ab plane to form a 2-fold 3D interpenetrating network. Compound 1 emits blue phosphorescence at room temperature with a long lifetime of 4.2ms.