2D carboxylate-bridged LnIIIcoordination polymers: displaying slow magnetic relaxation and luminescence properties in the detection of Fe3+, Cr2O72− and nitrobenzene

May 22, 2018

Title

2D carboxylate-bridged LnIIIcoordination polymers: displaying slow magnetic relaxation and luminescence properties in the detection of Fe3+, Cr2O72− and nitrobenzene

Author

Wei Gao, Feng Liu, Bao-Ying Zhang, Xiu-Mei Zhang, Jie-Ping Liu, En-Qing Gao, Qing-Yu Gao

Year

2017

Journal

Dalton Transactions

Abstract

Eight new 2D isostructural lanthanide coordination polymers (Ln-CPs), [Ln(HL)(H2O)2(NO3)]·NO3 (1-Ln), Ln = NdIII, SmIII, EuIII, GdIII, TbIII, DyIII, HoIII, and YbIII ions, H2L = 4-(3,5-dicarboxylphenyl)-2-methylpyridine, were synthesized by using solvothermal methods and studied by structural analyses, magnetic analyses and luminescent probes. Crystallographic studies revealed that these compounds are 2D frameworks in which dinuclear units with double μ-syn,syn-carboxylate bridges are interlinked by single μ-trans,trans-carboxylate bridges from organic spacers. The layers are further stabilized and combined into 3D architectures through intra- and interlayer π⋯π stacking interactions and hydrogen bonding, respectively. Magnetic investigations indicated that the carboxylate bridges transmit intralayer antiferromagnetic coupling in 1-Nd, 1-Gd and 1-Ho but transmit intralayer ferromagnetic coupling in 1-Dy. Furthermore, 1-Dy also displays slow magnetic relaxation behavior with a high relaxation energy barrier (ΔUeff) of 100.7 K and a pre-exponential factor (τ0) of 1.4 × 10−8 s under zero dc field. The luminescence investigations showed that CPs 1-Eu and 1-Tb can serve as highly selective and recyclable sensing materials for Fe3+, Cr2O72− and nitrobenzene. Thus, both 1-Eu and 1-Tb should be excellent candidates for multifunctional sensors.

Instrument

FP-8300

Keywords

Fluorescence, Photoluminescence, Solid state, Chemical stability, Polymers, Inorganic chemistry, Materials