Issue 47, 2022

A photofunctional platform of bis-terpyridine ruthenium complex-linked coordination polymers with structural diversity

Abstract

Solvothermal syntheses of the bis(4′-carboxyl-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine) ruthenium complex [Ru(tpyCOO)2] as a linker and different metal anions as nodes constructed a family of ten novel coordination polymers (CPs) with different topological types, ranging from one-dimensional (1D) chains and two-dimensional (2D) networks to three-dimensional (3D) frameworks. The structural diversity of CPs is achieved by the various coordinating geometries of metal nodes, including 3d transition (monometallic or bimetallic), lanthanide, and group 4 (zirconium and hafnium) metal anions. The Ru complex linker plays the role of a light-harvesting unit and renders multifarious photofunctions to the CP materials. While the ytterbium CP (Yb–Ru) exhibits near-infrared emission upon visible-light excitation, the 2D bimetallic Co/Ni CPs (Cox–Niy–Ru) and 3D interpenetrated copper CP (Cu–Ru) show high to modest efficiencies toward the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. We suggest the series of new CPs with versatile structural traits as a unique platform for the research of photocatalysis and other photonic functional applications.

Graphical abstract: A photofunctional platform of bis-terpyridine ruthenium complex-linked coordination polymers with structural diversity

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Sept. 2022
Accepted
03 Nov. 2022
First published
03 Nov. 2022

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022,10, 25063-25069

A photofunctional platform of bis-terpyridine ruthenium complex-linked coordination polymers with structural diversity

A. Wu, Y. Tang, X. Li, B. Zhang, A. Zhou, Z. Qiao and L. Tong, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 25063 DOI: 10.1039/D2TA07219J

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