Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Cobalt Coordination Polymer Based on Bis(4-(1H-imidazol-1-YL)phenyl)methanone and trans-1,2-Cyclohexanedicarboxylate

• Published in: Crystallography reports Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 453 - 456
• Main Authors: Wang, G.-F., Sun, S.-W., Tang, Y.-P., Zhao, Y.-F., Wei, B.-H., Meng, L.-X., Zhu, Y.-D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-05-2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Coordination polymers; Crystal structure; Crystallography and Scattering Methods; Crystals; Infrared spectroscopy; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Single crystals; Structure of Organic Compounds
• ISSN: 1063-7745; 1562-689X
• DOI: 10.1134/S1063774520030347

A cobalt coordination polymer with
V
-shaped ligands, {[
L
1
Co(
trans
-CHDCA)] · 2H
2
O}
n
(
L
1
= bis(4-(1
H
-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)methanone,
trans
-H
2
CHDCA =
trans
-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid) has been synthesized under solvothermal conditions. It has been characterized by IR spectra, elemental analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is monoclinic, sp. gr.
P
2
1
/
c
,
Z
= 4. In crystal,
trans
-CHDCA
2–
ions bridge Co atoms into wave-like chain along the
c-
axis. Furthermore, chains are linked by bis(4-(1
H
-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)methanone to form 2D layers.