Phosphonates containing 8-hydroxyquinoline moiety and their metal complexes: structures, fluorescent and magnetic properties?

Dalton Transactions Pub Date: 2013-06-05 DOI: 10.1039/C3DT51108A

Abstract

Two kinds of solid-state structures of 5-phosphonomethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline (5pm8hqH3) have been obtained, namely 1·HCl·H2O and 1·H2O, involving different hydrogen bonds and/or aromatic stacking interactions. As a derivative of 5pm8hqH3, 5-phosphonomethyl-8-(carboxymethoxy)quinoline (5pm8cmoqH3) was synthesized. Based on 5pm8hqH3 and 5pm8cmoqH3, three new metal phosphonates have been hydrothermally prepared, including Zn(5pm8hqH)(H2O)·H2O (2), Cu(5pm8cmoqH)·2H2O (3) and Fe(5pm8cmoqH) (4), exhibiting layered structures for 2 and 4, and a three-dimensional open framework for 3. The 8-hydroxyquinoline moieties in 1·H2O and 2–4 exhibit three kinds of interesting aromatic stacking modes, including pyridine ringpyridine ring stacking between a pair of moieties, double benzene ringpyridine ring stacking between a pair of moieties and alternating benzene ringbenzene ring and pyridine ringpyridine ring stacking among a number of moieties in the layered structure. The solid-state fluorescence measurements indicate the emissions of 1·HCl·H2O and 1·H2O are significantly different due to their distinct packing structures. Compound 2 exhibits both ligand-centered (LC) and ligand-to-metal charge transition (LMCT) emissions. Magnetic studies reveal dominant antiferromagnetic interactions in 3 and 4.

Graphical abstract: Phosphonates containing 8-hydroxyquinoline moiety and their metal complexes: structures, fluorescent and magnetic properties
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