3D Inorganic Cuprous Iodide Open-Framework Templated by In Situ N-Methylated 2,4,6-Tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine

A novel 3D inorganic cuprous iodide framework templated by in situ N-methylated 2,4,6-tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPT) was solvothermally prepared and structurally characterized. The title compound bearing chiral cuprous iodide chains as building units is the first 3D extended framework with the TPT-derivatives as template. The UV–vis diffuse-reflectance measurement reveals that 1 possesses semiconductor behavior with band gaps of 1.35 eV. The photoluminescent property of 1 has also been studied.