Seven
new inorganic–organic coordination polymer compounds
have been synthesized and their structures are determined by single-crystal
structure determination. The compounds were prepared by the sequential
assembly of a [Cu6(mna)6]6– moiety in the presence of a Mn salt and a secondary amine ligand.
Of the seven compounds, [{Cu6(mna)6}Mn3(H2O)(H2O)1.5]·5.5H2O (I), [{Cu6(mna)6}Mn3(H2O)(Im)1.5]·3.5H2O (Ia), [{Cu6(mna)6}{Mn(BPY)(H2O)}2{Mn(H2O)4}]·2H2O (III), and [{Cu6(mna)6}{Mn(BPE)0.5(H2O)2}2{Mn(BPE)(H2O)2}] (IV) have a three-dimensional
structure, whereas [{Cu6(mna)4.5(Hmna)1.5}{Mn(BPA)(H2O)2}{Mn(H2O)}]{Mn0.25(H2O)3}·7H2O (II), [{Cu6(mna)6}{Mn(4-BPDB)0.5H2O}{Mn(H2O)2}].{Mn(H2O)6}·6H2O (V), and [{Cu6(mna)4(Hmna)2}·{Mn(H2O)3}2]·(4-APY)2·6H2O (VI) have a two-dimensional structure. Some
of the prepared compounds exhibit structures that closely resemble
the classical inorganic structures, such as NaCl (Ia, III), NiAs (I), and CdI2 (IV and VI). The stabilization of such simple structures
from the assembly of octahedral Cu6S6 clusters
and different Mn species and aromatic nitrogen-containing ligands
suggests the subtle interplay between the constituent reactants. The
compounds were examined for the multicomponent Hantzsch reaction,
which gave the product in good yields. The compounds, II and VI, on heating to 70 °C change color reversibly
from pale yellow to deep red, which suggests the possible use of these
compounds as thermochromic materials. The present study suggests that
the Cu6S6 octahedral clusters can be assembled
into structures that resemble classical inorganic structures.