Design and solvothermal synthesis of luminescent copper(i)-pyrazolate coordination oligomer and polymer frameworks

Two luminescent coordination compounds, Cu(Pz)3 (1) and Cu2(Bpz)n (2), were isolated from solvothermal reactions of Cu(NO3)2 with 3,5-dimethylpyrazole (HPz) and 3,3',5,5'-tetra-methyl-4,4'-bipyrazole (H2Bpz) respectively in the presence of NH3, of which 1 was revealed to be a planar trimer and 2 a three-dimensional framework, presenting a rare 3-connected binodal (6(2).10)(6.10(2)) topology and eight-fold interpenetration.