TerpyridineCuII polycarboxylate crystal reorganization to one- and two-dimensional nanostructures:: Crystal disassembly and reassembly

Treatment of poly( terpyridineCu(II)-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate) with [Cu(MeCN)(4)(PF6)] under aqueous basic conditions afforded a new one-dimensional comblike structure with no added Cu; whereas under neutral conditions, a two-dimensional gridlike architecture was formed with newly incorporated metal.