Two unprecedented strontium(ii) and cadmium(ii) MOFs constructed from 2-naphthyl imidazole dicarboxylate ligand

Crystal structures and luminescence properties of two Cd(II) complexes based on 2-(1H-imidazol-1-methyl)-6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole

“…Our group has been committed to the exploitation of complexes based on the N-heterocyclic ligand 2-(1H-imidazol-1-methyl)-1H-benzimidazole (imb) and synthesized a series of its complexes and made a systematic investigation on how the external or internal conditions such as temperature, counter ions, and solvent system influence the structures and properties of the complexes [24][25][26][27][28]. The group of Li has focused on imidazole dicarboxylate ligands which contain phenyl groups at the 2-position (2-phenyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid), and modified the phenyl unit by electron-donor groups, such as methyl, -OH, or -OMe groups, and obtained several multifunctional linkers and complexes with fascinating structures [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]. These findings prompted us to prepare organic ligands based on the original imb ligand and study their coordination features.…”

Selective pyridine recognition by an imidazole dicarboxylate-based 3D cadmium(ii) MOF

“…‡ The coordination features of the p-ClPhH 3 IDC ligand have been investigated by theoretical (ESI, Scheme S1 †) and experimental methods. 20,21 More important, polymer 1 not only shows an elaborate crystallographic structure, but also indicates interesting selective recognition for pyridine.…”

Two Cadmium(II) Coordination Polymers Based on 3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl Imidazole Dicarboxylate: Syntheses, Characterizations and Properties

“…And a series of efficient ligands have been designed successfully, based on which, many attractive frameworks were revealed. [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] Lately, the O-containing aromatic groups attract our attention, which have the potential coordination sites or can play the role of hydrogen-bonding acceptor.…”