A One‐Dimensional Cadmium Coordination Polymer: Synthesis, Structure, and Application as Luminescent Sensor for Cu<sup>2+</sup> and CrO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup>/Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub><sup>2−</sup> Ions
Xiamei Zhang, Yuan Huang, Qian Zhang, Dawei Li, Yahong Li
Abstract
Abstract A novel coordination polymer {[Cd 4 (CPIP) 3 Cl 8 ]} n ( CP1 ) was constructed from the reaction of CPIP (CPIP=1‐chloro‐3‐(pyridine‐2‐yl)imidazo[1,5‐a]pyridine) and CdCl 2 ⋅2.5H 2 O under solvothermal conditions. The employment of CPIP as the ligand was based on the consideration that two types of Lewis basic sites (the fused nitrogen atom and the chlorine substituent) are present on the backbone of the ligand. These sites can be utilized for interacting with cations and anions, thus for the sensing functionality. Single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction studies revealed that CP1 exhibits interesting one‐dimensional (1D) polymeric chain structure. The adjacent four Cd II ions are connected by one μ 3 ‐Cl and five μ 2 ‐Cl atoms to form a Chinese‐lantern‐like topology. CP1 is an excellent luminescent sensor for detecting Cu 2+ , CrO 4 2− and Cr 2 O 7 2− ions with high selectivity, sensitivity, and recyclability. Moreover, CP1 is the first reported chloride‐bridged coordination polymer that is capable of sensing Cu 2+ ion. The mechanisms for sensing Cu 2+ , CrO 4 2− and Cr 2 O 7 2− ions were investigated and discussed.