Synthesis and Characterization of a Two-dimensional Cadmium(II) Metal Organic Framework with Fes Topology

A new Cd(Ⅱ) coordination polymer, {[Cd(Hnbta)(L)]·H2O}n(L = 1,4-bis(5,6-dimethylbenzimidazol-1-yl)butane), H3nbta= 5-nitrobenzene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid), has been hydro-thermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, XRPD, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 17.3056(13), b = 11.0114(9), c = 17.7484(14) A, β = 117.3640(10)o, V = 3003.7(4) A3, Z = 4, C31H31CdN5O9, Mr = 730.01, Dc = 1.614 g/cm3, μ = 0.792 mm-1 and F(000) = 1488. The cadmium(Ⅱ) ions are bridged by Hnbta2- to generate a two-dimensional metal organic framework with fes topology. In addition, the thermal stability and fluorescence properties of the complex were also studied.