Concepedia

Abstract

The pyridyltetrazolate ligand formed in situ from NaN3 and 3-cyanopyridine in the presence of ZnCl2 or CdCl2 in water affords acentric (1) or chiral (2) coordination polymers, respectively. The corresponding reaction of ZnCl2 with 4-cyanopyridine gives acentric 3 (not shown). Compounds 1–3 are second harmonic generation active.