The assembly reactions of o- (or m-, or p-) tetrafluorobenzenedicarboxylic acid (denoted as o-H2L, m-H2L and p-H 2 L, respectively), benzonitrile and Ag+ ion led to three compounds: [Ag2(PhCN)2(o-HL)2]n (1), [Ag2(PhCN)2(m-HL)2]n (2) and [Ag2(PhCN)2(p-L)]n (3). 1 and 2 feature a 1D coordination chain, while 3 bears a 2D net structure. A variety of weak interactions are observed in the compounds. Strong-interactions connect the 1D chains into a 3D supramolecular network in 1. Hydrogen bonds connect the chains into layers in 2. Three types of interesting π-π interactions also assemble the 2D layers into a 3D overall structure in 3.
A new tetranuclear square compound (H3O)[Sm2Co2(CDTA)2(DMF)2 (μ4-O) (H2O)6]ClO4 was synthesized through the assembly reaction of Co2+ , Sm3+ and trans-1,2-cclohexylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid (H4CDTA) in aqueous solution. X-ray crystal structural analysis shows that the compound belongs to the monoclinic C2/c space group, with a=27.213(2), b=10.5574(9), c=19.4923(17),β=98.799(1)°, V=5534.1(8)3 , C34H65ClCo2N6O30Sm2 , Mr=1491.93, Dc=1.791g/cm-3 , F(000)=2984,=2.820 mm-1 and Z=4. In the compound, Co2+ is 7-coordianted while Sm3+ is 9-coordinated. With the help of a central O2- and 8 carboxylate oxygen atoms, two Co2+ and two Sm3+ ions are linked into a square with the side length of 3.45 . Magnetic property was investigated.
