An Unusual Hydrogen-Bonded Network Associated with Metal-Organic Chains: Structure and Crystal Packing of the Coordination Polymer [Cd(terephthalate)(H2O)3].4H2O
- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials
- Vol. 54 (5) , 657-662
- https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108768197020107
Abstract
Single crystals of [Cd(terephthalate)(H2O)3].4H2O (1), triaquo(1,4-benzenecarboxylato-κO)cadmium tetrahydrate, are grown in a silica gel column. Crystal structure analysis shows that (1) is a polymer with metal-organic chains stacked along the a axis forming layers parallel to the ab plane. These layers are linked by an unusual hydrogen-bonded network formed by the water molecules (both `free' and coordinated ones) and the carboxylate O atoms. This network comprises tridymite-like O8 cages which `propagate' in the direction of the a axis, mimicking the way they `propagate' along the c axis in hexagonal ice.Keywords
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