Three
trinuclear complexes constructed from a naphthalenediol-based bis(Salamo)-type
tetraoxime ligand (H4L1), [Cu3(L1)(OAc)2]·CH3OH (1), [Zn3(L1)(OAc)2(CH3OH)2]·4CHCl3 (2), and [Cu2(L1)Na(NO3)(CH3OH)] (3), and one dinuclear complex, [{Cu(L2)}2] (4), based on an unexpected ligand
H2L2 derived from the cleavage of H4L1 have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction
analyses. Different anionic sources, transition metal salts, and rationally
controlled reaction conditions play important roles in the construction
of the resulting complexes with variable coordination geometries (coordination
number ranges from 4 to 7), and four types of supramolecular network
were controlled by noncovalent interactions, such as hydrogen bond,
π···π stacking, C–H···π,
Cu···π, and halogen-related interactions. The
fluorescence properties of H4L1 and its complexes
were investigated, and 2 exhibits unique bright cyan–yellow
visible fluorescent emissions in different solvents.