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Silver-based coordination complexes of carboxylate ligands: crystal structures, luminescence and photocatalytic properties

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The complexes [Ag4(dpe)4]·(btec) (1) and [Ag4(bpy)4]·(btec)·12H2O (2) (dpe = 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylene, bpy = 4,4′-bipyridine, H4btec = 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid) have been synthesized in aqueous alcohol/ammonia by slow evaporation at room temperature and characterized by elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, FTIR, UV–Vis and luminescence spectroscopies. Both complexes are composed of 1D infinite cationic [Ag/dpe(bpy)] n+ n chains and discrete btec4− anions. Their three-dimensional supramolecular structures are built up of cationic sheets formed from [Ag/dpe(bpy)] n+ n units via weak Ag…Ag and Ag…N interactions, plus anionic btec4− sheets featuring electrostatic, π–π and hydrogen bonding interactions. Both complexes exhibited photocatalytic activity for the decomposition of methyl orange under UV light irradiation.

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We thank the financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (51578034), the Beijing Natural Science Foundation & Scientific Research Key Program of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (KZ201410016018, KM201510016017), the Training Program Foundation for the Beijing Municipal Excellent Talents(2013D005017000004), and the Importation & Development of High-Caliber Talents Project of Beijing Municipal Institutions (CIT&CD201404076), 2011 Project for Cooperation & Innovation under the Jurisdiction of Beijing Municipality.

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    Jia Zhang, Chong-Chen Wang, Peng Wang, Xin-Xing Guo & Shi-Jie Gao

  2. Beijing Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Urban Sewage System Construction and Risk Control, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, 100044, China

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Zhang, J., Wang, CC., Wang, P. et al. Silver-based coordination complexes of carboxylate ligands: crystal structures, luminescence and photocatalytic properties. Transit Met Chem 41, 637–645 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11243-016-0063-2

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