Three new metal coordination complexes, namely [Co(BPY)
2(H
2O)
2](BPY)(BS)
2(H
2O)
4 (
), [Co(BPY)
2(H
2O)
4](ABS)
2(H
2O)
2 (
) and [Co(BPY)(H
2O)
4](MBS)
2 (
) (BPY = 4,4′-bipyridine, BS = phenylsulfonic acid, ABS =
p-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, MBS =
p-methylbenzenesulfonic acid), were obtained under hydrothermal conditions. Complexes
were structurally characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and
infrared spectroscopy. All of them display low-dimensional motifs: complex
displays a two-dimensional structure; and complexes
and
exhibit a one-dimensional tape structure. Through strong
intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions and weak packing interactions, all of them further stack to generate a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture. Catalysts
were involved in the green synthesis of a variety of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1
H)-ones under solvent-free conditions through Biginelli reactions. The corresponding catalytic product was obtained in quantitative yields (99%) under eco-friendly synthesis conditions for the variety of reactions. Catalysts
exhibit excellent efficiency for the desired product, and their catalytic performance shows the following order:
>
≈
, which can be ascribed to the hydrophobic interactions of different phenylsulfonate groups. The catalytic performance for the
Biginelli reaction is not only dependent on the selected solvents, but also inversely proportional to the polarities of the solvents. Copyright