A new binuclear potassium (І) complex with a novel 1D infinite water chain containing (H2O)12 clusters

A novel 1D infinite water chain made of (H2O)12 clusters containing two different chair water hexamers is found in the binuclear coordination compound, [K2(L)2(phen)4]·6H2O (1) (where L = 2,2′-azanediyldibenzoic dianion, phen = 1,10′-phenanthroline), which has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The fluorescence spectrum and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of the title complex 1 have been also discussed.