“…To prepare the target compound TIBT-Cu, 4,4′-bis-1,2,4-triazole was synthesized by a facile one-step procedure according to the literature method. 50 Subsequently, tetraiodo-4,4′-bi-1,2,4triazole (TIBT) was synthesized by reacting 4,4′-bis-1,2,4triazole with iodine and potassium iodide in aqueous KOH solution. Dark green polyhedral crystals of TIBT-Cu were then solvothermally prepared by mixing Cu(NO 3 ) 2 •3H 2 O, KI, and TIBT in DMF-H 2 O solution at 120 °C for 24 h. All newly prepared compounds were fully characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), high-resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), and elemental analyses.…”