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synthesized a new 1,3,4-oxadiazole bridging ligand, namely
2,5-bis[4-methyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole (L),
(I). The combination of L with ZnCl2 afforded [ZnCl2L]n, (II),
which is a coordination polymer with one-dimensional chains
linked by ꢀ–ꢀ and C—HÁ Á Áꢀ interactions.
ISSN 0108-2701
2,5-Bis[4-methyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)-
phenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole and its
one-dimensional polymeric complex
with ZnCl2
Shan Hou, Qi-Kui Liu, Yan-An Li, Jian-Ping Ma and Yu-Bin
Dong*
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong
Normal University, Jinan 250014, People’s Republic of China
Received 22 December 2012
Accepted 7 August 2013
2,5-Bis[4-methyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole (L),
C26H20N4O, forms one-dimensional chains via two types of
intermolecular ꢀ–ꢀ interactions. In catena-poly[[dichlorido-
zinc(II)]-ꢁ-2,5-bis[4-methyl-3-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl]-1,3,4-oxa-
diazole], [ZnCl2(C26H20N4O)]n, synthesized by the com-
bination of L with ZnCl2, the ZnII centres are coordinated
by two Cl atoms and two N atoms from two L ligands.
[ZnCl2L]n forms one-dimensional P (plus) and M (minus)
helical chains, where the L ligand has different directions of
twist. The helical chains stack together via interchain ꢀ–ꢀ and
C—HÁ Á Áꢀ interactions.
2. Experimental
2.1. Synthesis and crystallization
Keywords: crystal structure; MOFs; coordination polymers;
helical chains.
For the preparation of (I), a mixture of 2,5-bis(3-bromo-4-
methylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (4.08 g, 10.00 mmol), (pyri-
din-3-yl)boronic acid (2.71 g, 22.0 mmol), K2CO3 (4.15 g,
30.0 mmol), Pd(PPh3)4 (1.16 g, 1.00 mmol) in an EtOH–H2O
(2:1 v/v) system were stirred under N2 for 36 h under reflux.
After removal of the solvent under vacuum, the residue was
purified by silica-gel column chromatography using tetra-
hydrofuran (THF) and dichloromethane (DCM) (3:1 v/v) as
eluent to afford (I) (yield 3.23 g, 80.3%). A solution of (I)
(8.1 mg, 0.010 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 ml) was left for about 2 d
at room temperature, after which time colourless crystals were
obtained (yield 5.3 mg, 65.1%). IR (KBr pellet cmÀ1): 3041
(w), 1616 (ms), 1589 (s), 1499 (s), 1385 (vs), 1238 (s), 1073
(ms), 898 (ms), 810 (s), 734 (vs), 719 (s). 1H NMR (300 MHz,
CDCl3, 298 K, TMS): ꢂ 8.64–8.65 (t, 2H, –C5H4N), 8.08–8.210
(d, 1H, –benzeneH3), 7.98 (s, 1H, –benzeneH3), 7.72–7.74 (d,
1H, –benzeneH3), 7.46–7.49 (d, 1H, –C5H4N), 7.42–7.45 (t, 1H,
–benzeneH3), 2.36 (s, 3H, –CH3). Elemental analysis (%)
calculated for C26H20N4O: C 77.21, H 4.98, N 13.85; found:
C 77.42, H 4.82, N 13.85.
1. Introduction
Numerous coordination polymers designed and constructed
through crystal engineering have attracted significant atten-
tion because of their fascinating structural topologies (Chak-
rabary et al., 2011) and functional applications (Amouri et al.,
2012; Das et al., 2012). It is well known that the selection of
appropriate ligands as building blocks is a key point in the
design and synthesis of functional coordination polymers.
Over the past decade, the design and construction of rigid and
flexible organic ligands bridged by 1,3,4-oxadiazole have been
pursued due to the diversity of these ligands in coordination
chemistry and their applications in functional materials
(Jabbour et al., 2002; Hughes & Bryce, 2005; Du et al., 2010). It
is well known that ꢀ–ꢀ and C—HÁ Á Áꢀ interactions play an
important role in determining the arrangement of coordina-
tion polymers incorporating these ligands (Das et al., 2010;
Gathergood et al., 2003). In order to investigate how organic
ligands bridged by 1,3,4-oxadiazole affect the arrangement of
molecular complexes in self-assembled aggregates, we
For the preparation of (II), a solution of ZnCl2 (1.4 mg,
0.01 mmol) in MeOH (1 ml) was layered onto a solution of L
(4.0 mg, 0.01 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (2 ml). The solutions
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