Reaction of CuI with bis(phenylthio)propane in a 1:1 ratio yields the two-dimensional coordination polymer [{Cu(μ(2)-I)(2)Cu}{μ-PhS(CH(2))(3)SPh}(2)](n) (1). The 2D-sheet structure of 1 is built up by dimeric Cu(2)I(2) units, which are connected via four bridging 1,3-bis(phenylthio)propane ligands. In contrast, treatment of 2 equiv of CuI with 1,3-bis(phenylthio)propane in MeCN solution affords in a self-assembly reaction the strongly luminescent metal-organic 2D-coordination polymer [Cu(4)I(4){μ-PhS(CH(2))(3)Ph}(2)](n) (2), in which cubane-like Cu(4)(μ(3)-I)(4) cluster units are linked by the dithioether ligands. The crystallographically characterized one-dimensional (1D) compound [{Cu(μ(2)-Br)(2)Cu}{μ-PhS(CH(2))(3)SPh}(2)](n) (3) is obtained using CuBr. The outcome of the reaction of PhS(CH(2))(5)SPh with CuI also depends of the metal-to-ligand ratio employed. Mixing CuI and the dithioether in a 2:1 ratio results in formation of [Cu(4)I(4){μ-PhS(CH(2))(5)Ph}(2)](n) (4) in which cubane-like Cu(4)(μ(3)-I)(4) clusters are linked by the bridging dithioether ligand giving rise to a 1D necklace structure. A ribbon-like 1D-polymer with composition [{Cu(μ(2)-I)(2)Cu}{μ-PhS(CH(2))(5)SPh}(2)](n) (5), incorporating rhomboid Cu(2)I(2) units, is produced upon treatment of CuI with 1,5-bis(phenylthio)pentane in a 1:1 ratio. Reaction of CuBr with PhS(CH(2))(5)SPh produces the isomorphous 1D-compound [{Cu(μ(2)-Br)(2)Cu}{μ-PhS(CH(2))(5)SPh}(2)](n) (6). Strongly luminescent [Cu(4)I(4){μ-p-TolS(CH(2))(5)STol-p}(2)](n) (7) is obtained after mixing 1,5-bis(p-tolylthio)pentane with CuI in a 1:2 ratio, and the 2D-polymer [{Cu(μ(2)-I)(2)Cu}(2){μ-p-TolS(CH(2))(5)STol-p}(2)](n) (8) results from reaction in a 1:1 metal-to-ligand ratio. Under the same reaction conditions, 1D-polymeric [{Cu(μ(2)-Br)(2)Cu}{μ-p-TolS(CH(2))(5)STol-p}(2)](n) (9) is formed using CuBr. This study reveals that the structure of the self-assembly process between CuX and ArS(CH(2))(m)SAr ligands is hard to predict. The solid-state luminescence spectra at 298 and 77 K of 2 and 4 exhibit very strong emissions around 535 and 560 nm, respectively, whereas those for 1 and 5 display weaker ones at about 450 nm. The emission lifetimes are longer for the longer wavelength emissions (>1.0 μs arising from the cubane species) and shorter for the shorter wavelength ones (<1.4 μs arising from the rhomboid units). The Br-containing species are found to be weakly fluorescent.
Bis(phenylthio)methane (L1) reacts with CuI to yield the 1D-coordination polymer [{Cu 4 (μ 3 -I) 4 }(μ-L1) 2 ] n (1) bearing cubane Cu 4 I 4 clusters as connecting nodes. The crystal structures at 115, 155, 195, and 235 K provided evidence for a phase transition changing from the monoclinic space group C2/c to P2 1 /c. The self-assembly process of CuI with bis(p-tolylthio)methane (L2), bis(4-methoxyphenylthio)methane (L3), and bis(4-bromophenylthio)methane (L4) affords the 1D-coordination polymers [{Cu 4 (μ 3 -I) 4 }(μ-Lx) 2 ] n (x = 2, 3, or 4). Compounds 2 and 4 are isostructural with C2/c low temperature polymorph of 1, whereas the inversion centers and 2-fold axes are lost in 3 (space group Cc). The use of bis(m-tolylthio)methane (L5) has no impact on the composition and overall topology of the resulting 1D ribbon of [{Cu 4 (μ 3 -I) 4 }(μ-L5) 2 ] n (5). Even the coordination of the sterically crowded dithioether bis(5-tert-butyl-2-methylphenylthio)methane (L8) does not alter the network topology generating the 1D polymer [{Cu 4 (μ 3 -I) 4 }(μ-L8) 2 ] n (8). The 1D polymer [{Cu(μ 2 -Br) 2 Cu}(L1) 2 ] (9) results from the coordination of L1 with CuBr in a 1:1 metal-to-ligand ratio. In contrast to the mean Cu•••Cu distances, which are <2.8 Å noted for the Cu 4 (μ 3 -I) 4 clusters in the 1D polymers 1−8, the Cu•••Cu contact within the Cu(μ 2 -Br) 2 Cu rhomboids of 9 [2.9194(8) Å] is above the sum of the van der Waals radii of two Cu atoms. The structural arrangement of 1D polymer [{Cu(μ 2 -Br) 2 Cu}(L3) 2 ] n (11) is quite similar to that of 9. While the reaction of CuBr with L5 results in a similar 1D polymer [{Cu(μ 2 -Br) 2 Cu}(L5) 2 ] n (12), the reaction of CuBr with L2 leads to the dinuclear complex [{Cu(μ 2 -Br) 2 Cu}(η 1 -L2) 4 ] (10) ligated by four pendent bis(p-tolylthio)methane ligands. The ligation of bis(o-tolylthio)methane, L6, on CuBr also yields a discrete complex [{Cu(μ 2 -Br) 2 Cu}(MeCN) 2 (η 1 -L6) 2 ] (13) bearing MeCN and dangling dithioether ligands. A strong luminescence is detected for all CuI polymers, all exhibiting emission lifetimes in the microsecond time scale (i.e., phosphorescence). The polymers containing the Cu 4 I 4 core (1−8) exhibit the typically observed low-energy band and sometimes a weaker high-energy band. The nature of the low-energy band was proposed based on literature DFT and TDDFT computations and is predicted to be a mixture of cluster-centered (CC*) and metal/halide-to-ligand charger transfer (M/XLCT). An approximate relationship between the Cu•••Cu distance and the emission maxima corroborates the CC* contribution to the nature of the excited states. The emission of the rhomboid-containing materials is assigned to M/XLCT based on literature works on similar motifs.
Treatment of CuI with the flexible PhS(CH(2))(4)SPh dithioether ligand in MeCN solution affords the strongly luminescent metal-organic 2D coordination polymer [Cu(4)I(4){mu-PhS(CH(2))(4)SPh}(2)](n) (). The interpenetrated 2D network of is built upon by Cu(4)(mu(3)-I)(4) cubane-like clusters as secondary building units (SBUs), which are interconnected via bridging 1,4-bis(phenylthio)butane ligands. In contrast, the auto-assembly reaction of the unsaturated semi-flexible PhSCH(2)C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CCH(2)SPh ligand with CuI results in formation of the 3D metallopolymer [(Cu(6)I(6)){mu-PhSCH(2)C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CCH(2)SPh}(3)](n) (). The SBUs of luminescent consist of discrete Cu(6)(mu(3)-I)(6) hexagon prisms, which are coordinated with bridging 1,4-bis(phenythio)butyne ligands via Cu-S bonds. Contrary to the other rare literature-known examples of metallopolymers incorporating Cu(6)X(6) SBUs as connecting nodes, the CuCu interactions of [2.8484(6) A] are markedly shorter, being close to the sum of the Van der Waals radii of two Cu atoms ( approximately 2.8 A). The photophysics of these compounds, which exhibit reversible luminescence thermochromism, has been investigated in detail. The solid-state luminescence spectra of and feature at room temperature intense emissions around 560 and 555 nm, respectively. The luminescence properties of the unusual Cu(6)(mu(3)-I)(6) hexagon prism motif are rationalized by means of DFT and TDDFT computations.
A series of spirooxindole pyrrolidine derivatives has been synthesized and evaluated for theirin vitrobiological activities. The observed regio- and stereoselectivity of the cycloaddition reaction has been rationalized using DFT calculations.
The 1D coordination polymer (CP) [(Me2S)3{Cu2(μ-I)2}]n (1) is formed when CuI reacts with SMe2 in n-heptane, whereas in acetonitrile (MeCN), the reaction forms exclusively the 2D CP [(Me2S)3{Cu4(μ-I)4}]n (2) containing "flower-basket" Cu4I4 units. The reaction product of CuI with MeSEt is also solvent-dependent, where the 1D polymer [(MeSEt)2{Cu4(μ3-I)2(μ2-I)2}(MeCN)2]n (3) containing "stepped-cubane" Cu4I4 units is isolated in MeCN. In contrast, the reaction in n-heptane affords the 1D CP [(MeSEt)3{Cu4(μ3-I)4}]n (4) containing "closed-cubane" Cu4I4 clusters. The reaction of MeSPr with CuI provides the structurally related 1D CP [(MeSPr)3{Cu4(μ3-I)4}]n (5), for which the X-ray structure has been determined at 115, 155, 195, 235, and 275 K, addressing the evolution of the metric parameters. Similarly to 4 and the previously reported CP [(Et2S)3{Cu4(μ3-I)4}]n (Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 5834), the 1D chain is built upon closed cubanes Cu4(μ3-I)4 as secondary building units (SBUs) interconnected via μ-MeSPr ligands. The 0D tetranuclear clusters [(L)4{Cu4(μ3-I)4}] [L = EtSPr (6), Pr2S (7)] respectively result from the reaction of CuI with EtSPr and n-Pr2S. With i-Pr2S, the octanuclear cluster [(i-Pr2S)6{Cu8(μ3-I)3}(μ4-I)2}] (8) is formed. An X-ray study has also been performed at five different temperatures for the 2D polymer [(Cu3Br3)(MeSEt)3]n (9) formed from the reaction between CuBr and MeSEt in heptane. The unprecedented framework of 9 consists of layers with alternating Cu(μ2-Br)2Cu rhomboids, which are connected through two μ-MeSEt ligands to tetranuclear open-cubane Cu4Br4 SBUs. MeSPr forms with CuBr in heptane the 1D CP [(Cu3Br3)(MeSPr)3]n (10), which is converted to a 2D metal-organic framework [(Cu5Br5)(μ2-MeSPr)3]n (11) incorporating pentanuclear [(Cu5(μ4-Br)(μ2-Br)] SBUs when recrystallized in MeCN. The thermal stability and photophysical properties of these materials are also reported.
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