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examples of temperature-induced polymorphism in Sn(II)
CPs are not described so far [14–16].
On the other hand, cyanosilylation of carbonyl compounds
with trimethylsilyl cyanide (TMSCN) is an effective method
to synthesize cyanohydrins, which are important precursors
for the synthesis of natural and pharmaceutical compounds,
in presence of Lewis acid catalyst [17,18]. In this context,
numerous metal complexes and coordination polymers have
been studied as homogeneous catalysts; however, hetero-
geneous catalysts are limited [19–23]. Therefore, the design
and development of heterogeneous catalyst, which is in-
expensive, solvent free and easy to handle, are highly de-
sirable. The large size and stereo chemical effect of the lone
pair of tin endow them Lewis acid characteristics as a con-
sequence superior catalytic properties [15,24,25]. To our best
knowledge, the application of a Sn(II) complex as a het-
erogeneous catalyst for cyanosilylation of aldehydes under
solvent-free conditions has not been testified.
Scheme 1 Schematic illustration of synthesis of isomers 1 and 2, and the
crystal images under a microscope (color online).
+
two NH Me cations (Figure 1(a, b)). Each Sn(II) ion was
2
2
2–
surrounded by four O atoms from two different BDC li-
2
–
gands and two SO4 anions, forming the distorted {SnO4}
tetrahedrons which can be better described as a seesaw
structure with τ =0.88 for 1 and τ =0.84 for 2 [29]. The linear
Hence, terephthalic acid ligand has been selected to de-
velop some supramolecular Sn(II) isomeric CPs with ex-
cellent heterogeneous catalytic activity. Remarkably,
Jacobson et al. [26], have synthesized some tin ter-
ephthalates metal complexes A Sn (BDC) (H O) , A=Li,
4
4
O5–Sn1–O6 forms the plank and O1–Sn1–O3 forms the
pivot in 1. The O5–Sn1–O6 and O1–Sn1–O3 planes are
nearly perpendicular to each other with a dihedral angle
(DA) of around 88.3°. Similarly, in compound 2, O5–Sn1–
O8 and O2–Sn1–O3 forms the plank and pivot, respectively.
The DA of around 89.3° was observed with the nearly per-
pendicular O5–Sn1–O6 and O1–Sn1–O3 planes. The Sn–O
bond lengths span from 2.165(3) Å (Sn1–O1) to 2.502(5) Å
(Sn1–O6A) for 1 (Figure 1(c)), and 2.163(4) Å (Sn1–O3) to
2.660(5) Å (Sn1–O8C) for 2 (Figure 1(d)), respectively,
which are comparable with the earlier reports [26,27,30]
(Tables S3 and S4) (symmetry codes: A: 1+x, y, z; C: 0.5−x,
−0.5+y, z).
2
2
3
2
x
Na, K, Rb, Cs, under hydrothermal condition at 200 °C for
d in the presence of alkali metal hydroxides. Further, a 3D
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framework structure of Sn O(BDC) was reported by the
3
2
same group at 180 °C for 24 h [27].
All above discussions clearly indicated that the Sn(II) CPs
are still quite rare in CPs field, compared to other metal
congeners. Keeping all these considerations and also inspired
by our previous work [28], we have successfully isolated two
supramolecular isomeric Sn(II) CPs, with exactly the same
chemical composition of {(NH Me ) [Sn(BDC)(SO )]} by
2
2 2
4
n
adjusting the reaction temperature. Compounds 1 and 2 show
D layer and 3D framework with different topologies, non-
Although, the asymmetric unit is similar, a minor differ-
ence leads to huge structural differences. In the construction
of 1 and 2, carboxyl groups of BDC ligands all adopt
2
4
2–
interpenetrated 4 -sql and two-fold interpenetrated 4-con-
nected dia network, respectively. Furthermore, hetero-
geneous catalytic activities have been established towards
the cyanosilylation of aldehydes with TMSCN in detail.
Compounds 1 and 2 were synthesized under solvothermal
condition by the reaction of H BDC and SnSO at different
monodentate coordination modes and act as bridging linkers
to connect the Sn(II) ions, giving 1D [Sn(BDC)] chains with
n
the separated Sn···Sn distances being 11.39 and 11.44 Å for
1, and 11.34 and 11.42 Å for 2, respectively. The DA ori-
ginated by the two BDC rings is 10.9° for 1, and 13.2° for 2.
2
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temperatures (180 °C for 1; 150 °C for 2) using similar
concentration of reactants (Scheme 1). 1 and 2 have the
identical composition, but different crystal structures sig-
nifying temperature-dependent supramolecular isomerism,
which has been supported by single-crystal X-ray diffraction
(SCXRD) analysis. The morphology of the crystals appear-
ance under a microscope is depicted in Scheme 1.
Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses show that 1 and 2
1
Figure 1 The asymmetric units of 1 (a) and 2 (b); the coordination en-
vironments of Sn(II) centres of 1 (c) and 2 (d). Colour code: Sn, brownish
green; S, yellow; O, red; C, grey (color online).
2–
2–
one Sn(II) ion, two half BDC ligand, one SO anion, and
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