Issue 45, 2013

Birefringent, emissive coordination polymers incorporating bis(benzimidazole)pyridine as an anisotropic building block

Abstract

Coordination polymers Ln(BBP)2[Au(CN)2]3·2(CH3CN) (Ln = Eu, Gd) and Ln(BBP)(NO3)2[Au(CN)2]·(CH3CN) (Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb) have been synthesized. They incorporate bis(benzimidazole)pyridine (BBP), a highly anisotropic building block which, in conjunction with Ln centres and [Au(CN)2] units generates the first highly birefringent, emissive coordination polymer materials.

Graphical abstract: Birefringent, emissive coordination polymers incorporating bis(benzimidazole)pyridine as an anisotropic building block

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Aug. 2013
Accepted
04 Sept. 2013
First published
16 Okt. 2013

CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 9387-9393

Birefringent, emissive coordination polymers incorporating bis(benzimidazole)pyridine as an anisotropic building block

J. R. Thompson, R. J. Roberts, V. E. Williams and D. B. Leznoff, CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 9387 DOI: 10.1039/C3CE41556B

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