Issue 34, 2014

Two low-dimensional Schiff base copper(i/ii) complexes: synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity for degradation of organic dyes

Abstract

Two low-dimensional oxime-containing Schiff base copper(I/II) complexes with iodine–copper cluster [Cu2I4]2− bridges, namely, {[CuII4I3(pop)4]2(CuI2I4)}·(CH3CN)2·H2O (2) and [CuII4I2(pop)4(CuI2I4)·(CH3CN)]n (3) (Hpop = 2-(hydroxyimino)-N′-[1-(2-yridyl)ethylidene]propanehydrazone), have been synthesized from the reaction of [2 × 2] grid-like compound {[CuIII(pop)]4}2·4H2O (1) with equivalent CuI2I2 (iodine–copper clusters) under solvothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis (EA), infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and X-ray single-crystal/powder diffraction. The results show that 2 is a 0-D discrete structure from an assembly of one [Cu2I4]2− unit and two [2 × 2] molecular grids (1) via μ3-I atoms coordinating to CuI/CuII atoms. However, compound 3 presents a 1-D wave-like chain, which is constructed by coordination of μ2-I atoms from [CuI2I4]2− units with CuII atoms in [2 × 2] molecular grids (1). Moreover, catalytic experiments demonstrated that compounds 2 and 3 have promising visible-light-driven catalytic activity in degrading various organic dyes.

Graphical abstract: Two low-dimensional Schiff base copper(i/ii) complexes: synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity for degradation of organic dyes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Jun 2014
Accepted
23 Jun 2014
First published
23 Jun 2014

CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 7926-7932

Two low-dimensional Schiff base copper(I/II) complexes: synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity for degradation of organic dyes

X. Hong, X. Liu, J. Zhang, C. Lin, X. Wu, Y. Ou, J. Yang, H. Jin and Y. Cai, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 7926 DOI: 10.1039/C4CE01207K

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