Crystal structure and fluorescence of a novel 3D inorganic-organic hybrid polymer with mixed ligands

A new inorganic-organic hybrid polymer [Cd-3(CTC)(2)(4,4'-bipy)(2)(C2H5OH)(2)](n), (1) (CTC = cis,cis-1,3,5-cyclohexanetricarboxylate and 4,4'-bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine) that exhibits intense fluorescent property was synthesized under appropriate conditions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, which revealed a 3D architecture formed by 4,4'-bipy ligands interlinked adjacent 2D sheets [Cd-3(CTC)(2)(C2H5OH)(2)](n). (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.