Self-Assembly of the First Copper(II) Infinite 2D Network with Large Cavities Formed between the Two Adjacent Layers

Abstract

The first infinite 2D copper(II) complex with alternating “buckets” and upside down “buckets”, which form large cavities through interlayer π−π and C−H- - -OC hydrogen-bonding interactions, was obtained by self-assembly of copper(II) acetate with the 1,3,5-tris(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene (titmb) ligand.