Two cobalt(II) coordination polymers based on carboxylate ligand: Preparation, crystal structures and magnetic properties

Two new coordination polymers, [Co2(L)1.5(OH)(H2O)2]·2H2O (1) and [CoL(bpp)] (2) (H2L = 2,5-dibenzoylterephthalic acid and bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectra, and thermogravimetric analyses. Their structures were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Complex 1 exhibits a 3D framework assembled from tetra-nuclear cobalt-oxygen bridged by carboxylic O atoms with a (412·63) topology. Complex 2 possesses a 2D layered structure which extends into a 3D architecture via C–H···π interaction between propane proton and the phenyl ring or pyridine ring of an adjacent sheets. Furthermore, the magnetic properties of them are discussed.