Coordination polymers utilizing N-oxide functionalized host ligands.

Pyridyl functionalized host molecules are oxidized to their N-oxide analogues and form a series of coordination polymers and discrete complexes with transition metal cations. Complex {[Ag(3)(NMP)(6)(L1)(2)]·3(ClO(4))}(∞) where L1 = tris(isonicotinoyl-N-oxide)cyclotriguaiacylene, NMP = N-methylpyrrolidone, is a three-dimensional (3-D) 3,6-connected coordination polymer of pyrite-like (pyr) topology and features ligand unsupported argentophilic interactions, while two-dimensional (2-D) 3,6-connected coordination polymers with the rarely reported kagome dual (kgd) topology are found for M(L1)(2) where M = Zn, Cd, Cu. Ligand L2 = tris(nicotinoyl-N-oxide)cyclotriguaiacylene forms a 2-D coordination polymer with 4(4) (sql) grid topology in complexes {[M(L2)(2)(DMF)(2)]·2ClO(4)·8(DMF)}(∞) M = Cd or Cu, DMF = N,N'-dimethylformamide, and a double-linked chain structure in {[Co(L2)(2)(DMF)(2)]·2NO(3)·4(DMF)·H(2)O}(∞), and both types of structure feature hand-shake self-inclusion motifs either within or between the polymers. 2-D coordination networks with 6(3) (hcb) topologies are found in complexes {[M(L3)(NO(3))(2)]·2(DMF)}(∞) (M = Cd, Zn) and {[Cu(5)(L3)(2)Cl(10)(NMP)(4)]}(∞) where L3 = tris(2-pyridylmethyl)cyclotriguaiacylene, while [Ag(2)(L3)(2)(NMP)(4)]·2(BF(4))·2(NMP) has a discrete dimeric structure which again shows hand-shake host-guest interactions supported by π-π stacking.