The implementation of four
bidentate
buildin
g blocks into a hi
gh-denticity linker with a flexi
ble spacer leads to a predisposed li
gandthat allows one to direct the self-assem
bly of 1D functionalcoordination polymers. This is illustrated
by the assem
bly undermild conditions of the luminescent metal-or
ganic framework[T
b(Htpa
bn)]·14H
2O
ges/entities/infin.gif"> (
1; H
4tpa
bn
= N,
N,
N',
N'-tetrakis[(6-car
boxypyridin-2-yl)methyl]
butylenediamine). The X-ray crystal structureshows that the monoprotonated Htpa
bn
binds two equivalentlanthanide ions to form a one-directional staircase chain. The hi
ghli
gand denticity prevents solvent coordination and leads to a hi
ghluminescence quantum yield (
Q = 39%), which is maintained aftersolvent removal.