Crystal structure and fluorescence of a novel 3D inorganic–organic hybrid polymer with mixed ligands

Abstract A new inorganic–organic hybrid polymer [Cd 3 (CTC) 2 (4,4 ′ -bipy) 2 (C 2 H 5 OH) 2 ] n ( 1) (CTC= cis , cis -1,3,5-cyclohexanetricarboxylate and 4,4 ′ -bipy=4,4 ′ -bipyridine) that exhibits intense fluorescent property was synthesized under appropriate conditions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, which revealed a 3D architecture formed by 4,4 ′ -bipy ligands interlinked adjacent 2D sheets [Cd 3 (CTC) 2 (C 2 H 5 OH) 2 ] n .