A green luminescent cadmium complex containing 8-aminoquinoline ligand: Synthesis, crystal structure and emission spectra

Heng Xu, Liang Fang Huang, Xiao Ming Ren

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Abstract

A complex, Cd(8-aminoql)(SCN) 2 (1) (8-aminoql=8-aminoquinoline), was synthesized and structurally characterized. The Cd 2+ ion exhibits distorted octahedral coordination geometry and each SCN"anions bridging the neighboring Cd(8-aminoql) 2+ units form a 2D sheet coordination polymer, and further extended into a 3D supramo-lecular structure through TT-TT weak interactions. The complex emits green luminescence at room temperature. CCDC 737144.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-175
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume26
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cadmium complex
  • Crystal structure
  • Luminescence

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