Syntheses, structures, and properties of four coordination compounds constructed from asymmetric semi-rigid V-shaped multicarboxylate ligand

Four new compounds, [Mn(HL)(phen)2(H2O)] (1), [Ni(HL)(phen)2(H2O)] (2), [Zn(HL)(4,4′-bipy)1.5(H2O)] n · 2nH2O (3) and [Zn2(HL)2(H2O)6] (4), have been synthesized from an asymmetric semi-rigid V-shaped multicarboxylate 4-(4-carboxy-phenoxy)-phthalic acid (H3L) with 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), or 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bipy) as auxiliary ligands. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that 1, 2 and 4 have 0-D structures with 3-D supramolecular frameworks formed by intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Compound 3 shows a 1-D infinite ribbon bridged by 4,4′-bipy, which further forms a 3-D supramolecular architecture by π–π stacking interactions and hydrogen bonds. Thermal stabilities of 1–4 and luminescence properties of 3 and 4 have also been investigated.