Two three-dimensional cadmium supramolecular architectures containing extensive hydrogen-bonding networks based on CdSO4 and bis-imidazole ligands

In this study, two novel three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular networks, [Cd(BIM)2(SO4)(H2O)]·(C2H5OH) (H2O)2 (1) and [Cd(2-mBIM)(SO4)(H2O)3]·H2O (2) [BIM = bis(imidazol-1-yl)-methane, 2-mBIM = bis(2-methylimidazol-1-yl)methane], were synthesized by the reactions of CdSO4 with BIM or 2-mBIM ligand via solvent diffusion methods. The networks were then characterized by elemental analyses, IR, TGA, and X-ray diffraction. Both compounds 1 and 2 have a 3D hydrogen-bonding network with an infinite one-dimensional (1D) double chain structure and an infinite 1D helix channel, respectively. These results suggest that the subtle change in the ligand structure may have a strong influence on the resulting architectures of the metal–organic frameworks. The solid-state luminescent spectra of compounds 1 and 2 indicate weak fluorescent emissions at ca. 338 and 389 nm, respectively.