Synthesis, Structure, and Luminescent Property of a New Cd(II) Compound With Rod-Shaped Hexanuclear {Cd6(COO)12} as Building Subunits

A new Cd(II) coordination polymer, namely {Cd-3(pbdc)(3)(e-murea)(DMF)}(n center dot)n(e-murea) (1, H(2)pbdc = terephthalic acid, e-murea = 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone, DMF = N,N'-dimethylformamide), has been successfully synthesized via the urothermal reactions of Cd(II) ions and terephthalic acid ligand. Single-crystal X-ray structural analysis reveals that 1 features a two-dimensional layer framework with rod-shaped hexanuclear {Cd-6(COO)(12)} clusters as building subunits. In addition, the luminescent property of 1 was also studied at room temperature.