“…On the other hand, owing to the weak intermolecular forces among fluorinated compounds [16], much of the recent research has focused on the construction of fascinating coordination networks by the use of fluorinated ligands containing a rigid or flexible backbone, such as 1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene and 1,4-bis(4-pyridylmethyl)-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzene [17]. In order to explore the intriguing chemistry of MOFs with unique properties, we have embarked on the synthesis of a new fluorinated ligand, N, N 0 -[(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-phenylene)bis(methylene)]bis (pyridine-4-carboxamide) (tfpbbp) (Scheme 1) [18] and thus achieved a novel 1-D metal-organic polymer [Zn-(tfpbbp)(Ac) 2 ] n (1). Herein, we report the synthesis, structure, thermal and solid-state photoluminescent properties of (1).…”