NLO-active zinc(ii) and cadmium(ii) coordination networks with 8-fold diamondoid structuresElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Zn and Cd coordination environments (Fig. S1 and S2), 8-fold interpenetration in 2 (Fig. S3) and TGA curves of 1 and 2 (Fig. S4). See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b007335k/

Abstract

Bis{4-[2-(4-pyridyl)ethenyl]benzoato}-zinc(II ) and -cadmium(II) with 8-fold diamondoid network structures have been synthesized under hydro(solvo)thermal conditions and exhibit powder second harmonic generation efficiencies comparable to that of technologically important lithium niobate.