Under solvothermal conditions, a robust Pb2+-based coordination polymer (CP), [Pb(TDC)]n (1), where H2TDC is thiophenedicarboxylic acid, has been achieved. Structural analysis reveals that 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c, where the Pb2+ ions show quadrangular prism coordination geometry. CP 1 represents a 3D coordination network based on a TDC2- ligand as bridges and quadrangular prismatic PbO8 units as nodes, among which the PbO8 units are extended through edge-sharing to form a 2D layer in the bc plane. Interestingly, CP 1 emitted intense and long-lived orange phosphorescence in the solid state at room temperature, with a quantum yield of 6.7% and a phosphorescence lifetime of 1.78 ms. A fine structure is clearly observed in the phosphorescence emission spectra at temperatures below 55 K. The emission mainly arose from the electron transition within the π-type orbitals of the TDC2- ligand. This study gives a fresh impetus to achieve CP-based long-lived phosphorescent materials under ambient conditions.
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