Three new hybrid metal–polymer-coordinated
complexes
(MPCs)
of copper(II), cobalt(II), and nickel(II) ions with an organic polymer
derived from gallic acid and ethylenediamine (GAEtH) were synthesized.
The structures of GAEtH and MPCs were characterized with FT-IR, ultraviolet
(UV)–Vis, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy,
and elemental and thermogravimetric analysis. The results reveal that
the organic polymer GAEtH exhibits an infinite one-dimensional chain
structure, while the hybrid MPCs have a double chain structure, with
the two chains joined by metal ions. The thermodynamic and kinetic
parameters of the thermal degradation stages were determined by the
Coats Redfern method, and the photocatalytic behaviors of the MPCs
were investigated through the decomposition of methyl orange dye under
UV irradiation.