A New Inorganic−Organic Photoluminescent Material Constructed with Helical [Zn₃(<i>μ</i>₃-OH)(<i>μ</i>₂-OH)] Chains

Abstract

A photoluminescent inorganic−organic material formulated as [Zn3(μ3-OH)(μ2-OH)(4,4‘-bpy)0.5(4,4‘-oba)2]·0.5H2O (4,4‘-bpy = 4,4‘-bipyridine; 4,4‘-oba = 4,4‘-oxybis(benzoate)), shown by X-ray diffraction, features a novel polynuclear zinc helical chain motif. Linkage of mixed organic ligands and helical chains results in a 3-D network.