A Cd(II) MOF based on 5-ethoxyisophthalate and 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane ligands with a twofold interpenetrated crystal structure showing room temperature phosphorescence

Abstract A metal-organic framework (MOF) {[Cd(EtOIPA)(bpp)(H 2 O)]·2H 2 O} n ( 1 ) has been synthesized under basic hydrothermal conditions by using of 5-ethoxyisophthalic acid (EtOIPAH 2 ) and 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane (bpp) as reagents for cadmium nitrate. Compound 1 was characterized by elemental analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and UV/Vis spectroscopy. In 1 , the bpp ligands extend the EtOIPA-Cd chains along the ab plane to form a 2-fold 3D interpenetrating network. Compound 1 emits blue phosphorescence at room temperature with a long lifetime of 4.2 ms.