A two-dimensional Cd^II coordination polymer based on naphthalenediimide: synthesis, crystal structure and photochromic properties

Abstract

Naphthalenediimides, a class of organic dyes with an expanded π-electron-deficient plane, have attracted considerable interest because of their photoinduced electron transfer from neutral organic moieties to stable anionic radicals. This makes them excellent candidates for organic linkers in the construction of photochromic coordination polymers. Such a photochromic two-dimensional coordination polymer has been prepared using N,N'-bis(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide) (DPMNI). In crystallization tubes, upon slow diffusion of an MeOH solution of cadmium perchlorate into a CHCl solution of DPMNI, the complex poly[[bis[μ-2,7-bis(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)benzo[imn][3,8]phenanthroline-1,3,6,8(2H,7H)-tetrone-κN:N']bis(perchlorato-κO)cadmium(II)] chloroform tetrasolvate], {[Cd(CHNO)(ClO)]·4CHCl}, (I), was obtained. The asymmetric unit contains one Cd cation, two DPMNI ligands, two coordinated ClO anions and four CHCl solvent molecules. Each Cd cation is interconnected by four DPMNI linkers to generate a neutral two-dimensional naphthalenediimide coordination network with all the ClO anions above or below this plane. Strong interlaminar anion-π interactions between the coordinated ClO anions and the imide rings of an adjacent layer lead to a three-dimensional supramolecular structure. Compound (I) exhibits reversible photochromic behaviour and photocontrolled tunable luminescence properties, which may originate from the photoinduced electron-transfer generation of radicals in the DPMNI ligand.

Coordination Polymers Based on Highly Emissive Ligands: Synthesis and Functional Properties

“…The same group reported the coordination polymer {[Cd(dpmni) 2 (ClO 4 ) 2 ]•4CHCl 3 } n , which exhibited photochromic behavior upon exposure to UV light and emission centered at 467 nm upon excitation at 340 nm [180].…”

Crystal structure of N,N′-bis[3-(methylsulfanyl)propyl]-1,8:4,5-naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide

“…Naphthalene diimide, which has an expanded -electrondeficient plane has attracted considerable interest as an excellent organic linker material for the production of photochromic coordination polymers as a result of their photoinduced electron transfer from neutral organic moieties to stable anionic radicals (Liu et al, 2018). Aromatic imides are highly fluorescent residues that are used in the signal generation of sensors or on-off molecular switches.…”