A Carboxylate-Rich Metalloligand and Its Heterometallic Coordination Polymers: Syntheses, Structures, Topologies, and Heterogeneous Catalysis
文摘
This work reports three heterometallic coordination polymers (HCPs), namely, [{(1′)2Zn8Na2(H2O)21}·20H2O]n (2), [{(1′)(1″)Cd8(H2O)21}·32H2O]n (3), and [{(1′)2Mn8Na2(H2O)27}·3H2O]n (4), originated from a common Co3+ based metalloligand 1 offering eight arylcarboxylic acid groups where 1′ and 1″ respectively contribute eight and six anionic carboxylate groups. The crystal structure analyses display three-dimensional nature of all three HCPs wherein metalloligands are connected through secondary metals. Detailed topological analyses illustrate that the metalloligands function as the nodes that are connected to secondary building units (SBUs) composed of Zn2+, Cd2+, and Mn2+ ions coordinated by the arylcarboxylate groups. All three HCPs effectively function as the heterogeneous catalysts for the Lewis acid assisted Knoevenagel condensation reactions of assorted aldehydes with three different active methylene compounds.