Constructed from 2,5-bis(4-pyridyl)
thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (Py
2TTz), sulfate anions and metal ions
Cd(II), a new 3D luminescent metal-organic framework (LMOF) with good water
stability is synthesized under solvothermal condition. [Cd(Py
2TTz)(SO
4)]
n (Py
2TTz = 2,5-bis(4-pyridyl)
thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole). It crystallizes in tetragonal space group
P42
1m with
a = 6.830(3),
b = 6.830(3),
c = 17.676(12)
Å,
V = 824.5(8) Å
3,
Z = 4,
Mr = 504.83,
Dc = 2.033 g·cm
-3,
F(000) = 496,
GOOF = 1.088, the final
R = 0.0434 and
wR = 0.0948 for 6301 reflections with
I > 2
σ(
I). Upon excitation at 370 nm, the emission peak of the compound appears at 455 nm, which has a slight redshift compared to the free ligand Py
2TTz. The compound has
potential to be a luminescence sensing material.