Blue photoluminescent zinc coordination polymers with supertetranuclear cores

Abstract

Two photoluminescent two- and three-dimensional coordination polymers consisting of Zn4O [or Zn4(OH)2] cores, dicarboxylate (isophthalate or fumarate) and 4,4′-bipyridine ligands as building blocks have been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized.