Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Photoluminescent Property of Cadmium(II) Metal-organic Framework with Mixed Carboxylate and Bis(imidazole) Ligand

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, People’s Republic of ChinaReceived May 4, 2013, Accepted June 5, 2013Key Words : Metal-organic framework, Pyridine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, Crystal structureMetal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have received greatattention in the fields of functional materials and crystalengineering, not only because of their potential applicationsranging from gas adsorption, molecular recognition, optics,catalysis, and magnetic materials, but also because of theirintriguing framework topologies.