Functionalized 1,2,3-triazoles as building blocks for photoluminescent POLOs (polymers of oligomers) of copper(i)

Two 3-D and one 2-D metal-organic frameworks [Cu(8)I(8)(L1)(4)](n) (1), [Cu(8)I(8)(L2)(4)](n) (2) and [Cu(4)I(4)(L3)(2)](n) ()3 were synthesized using three novel pyridine and pyrazole supported 1,2,3-triazoles, 1-(4-picolyl)-4-butyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole (L1), 1-(4-picolyl)-4-pentyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole (L2) and 1-(4-picolyl)-4-(3,5-dimethylpyrazolylmethyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole (L3). In both complexes 1 and 2, there co-exist a 1-D Cu(I) oligomer and Cu(4) tetrahedron cluster in the 3-D polymeric structures. Complex 3 shows a 2-D (4, 4) net with the stair-step Cu(4)I(4) as node and L3 as a building block. All three complexes exhibit photoluminescence.