Two-Dimensional Square-Grid versus One-Dimensional Double-Stranded Networks: Counterion Regulation of the Formation of Macrocycle-Based Copper(I) Coordination Frameworks

Abstract

A two-dimensional square-grid-shaped coordination polymer incorporating the dithiaoxa macrocycle (1), [Cu(1)CN]n (2), has been prepared by a self-assembly process involving the interaction of 1 with CuCN; the parallel reaction of 1 with CuI afforded the one-dimensional double-stranded coordination polymer [Cu(1)I]n (3).