Three organic–inorganic hybrid compounds have been designed and synthesized based on different vanadate chains, Zn(II) ions and flexible ligands at different pH values under hydrothermal conditions, namely, [Zn2(bbi)2(V3O9)(OH)]·H2O (1), [Zn2(bbi)2(V4O12)] (2), and [Zn(bbi)(V2O6)] (3), where bbi is 1,1′-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole). In 1, helical chains [(V3O9)3−]∞ were connected by [Zn2(OH)]3+ dimers giving rise to a 2D chiral layer which was further bridged via bbi ligands to construct a 3D POM-based chiral framework. There are two opposite helical chains [(V4O12)4−]∞ in 2. The [(V4O12)4−]∞ chains with the same chirality were connected each other by Zn2 cations to generate a 2D chiral layer, respectively. The adjacent chiral layers were linked by Zn1 ions to generate a 3D non-centrosymmetric framework with large channel encased by bbi. Similarly, the [(V2O6)2−]∞ chains with the same chirality in 3 were connected by zinc atoms to form a 2D chiral layer which was further linked through bbi to generate a 3D centrosymmetric network. Compounds 2 and 3 are supramolecular isomers. With adjusting the pH value of reaction mixture, we have achieved three new hybrids crystallized from chiral, non-centrosymmetric to centrosymmetric space group.
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