From 1D copper-based metal-organic coordination polymer to 1D multi-walled carbon nanotube: fabrication, characterization and property

AbstractA Cu(II) metal-organic coordination polymer (MOCP) based on the a bis-pyridyl-bis-amide N,N′-bis(3-pyridinecarboxamide)-1,2-cyclohexane (3-bpah) ligand, namely, [Cu(3-bpah)(3-nph)(H2O)] (1) (3-H2nph = 3-nitrophthalic acid), has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions, which was transformed from 1 D copper-based MOCP to 1 D multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT). Furthermore, the structures of MOCP and MWCNT, electrochemical behaviors and dye adsorption properties of the copper-based MOCP and MWCNT have been also studied and discussed.