Three Cd­(II) based coordination polymers (CPs) (1–3) are designed using 3-aminoquinoline and 5-aminoquinoline based Schiff base ligands and thiocyanate and dicyanamide as bridging ligands. Pseudohalide linkers play a crucial role in the architecture of the CPs. These compounds are prepared under an ambient condition with high yield. The I–V characteristics of the 1–3 based thin film devices (Al/complex interface) under dark and illumination conditions are nonlinear rectifying nature, which is the signature of a Schottky barrier diode (SBD). The rectification ratio (I on/I off) of the SBDs under dark condition at ±2 V has been obtained as 16.41, 15.48, and 14.73 and under illumination conditions; the same has been evaluated as 67.18, 46.23, and 37.69 for 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The photoresponsivity of the device is found to be 5.52, 2.89, and 2.54 for 1, 2, and 3 based SBDs, respectively. The enhancement of conductivity under photoilluminated conditions depends on π-electron donor capacity of Schiff base ligands and the length of pseudohalide linkers of 1–3. Again, depending on the binding fashion of the coordinating ligands, three CPs (1–3) exhibit different selectivity toward nitroaromatic sensing. In 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) sensing, CPs follow the order 3 > 2 > 1. CP 3 has the highest quenching constant among the other two CPs along with a prominent selectivity and lowest detection limit in response to TNP.

A novel 1D Cd(ii) based coordination polymer (complex 1) has been synthesized involving an 8-aminoquinoline based Schiff base ligand and cyanate ion. It has been characterized by elemental analysis, different spectroscopy methods and X-ray single crystal diffraction technique. Most interestingly it exhibits unique properties like electrical conductivity and photosensitivity which shows its potential in optoelectronic device application. We prove both experimentally and theoretically that electrical conduction under irradiation of visible light increases many fold in comparison with that under dark condition. Our synthesized material based device shows some paramount behaviour under irradiance of light which is obvious in light sensing Schottky devices. The rectification ratio of our complex based device was found to be 12.44 and 27.74 under dark and photoirradiation conditions respectively. The discovery of such type of coordination polymer advances the area of optoelectronic devices.

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A simple, low cost aminoquinoline based pH sensor, HL was prepared and it works at a low pH range. HL exhibits cell permeability and used as an effective tool for differentiating between normal and cancer cells.

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