J. Liao, Wei-Chia Huang
Dec 1, 2006
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Inorganic Chemistry Communications
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Abstract An ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide, is used as reaction medium for the synthesis and crystallization of a coordination polymer, (BMIM)2[Cd3(BDC)3Br 2] (1) (BMIM = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate), which forms an anionic two-dimensional framework with the imidazolium cations located between the layers. This compound is thermally stable up to ca. 340 °C and exhibits blue emission in solid state at room temperature. Other characterizations by IR and UV–visible spectra are also described.