A conducting coordination polymer based on assembled Cu9 cages

Inorg Chem. 2008 Oct 20;47(20):9128-30. doi: 10.1021/ic801314s. Epub 2008 Sep 26.

Abstract

We report on a novel highly semiconducting 1D coordination polymer architecture obtained by the reaction of a Cu(II) salt with 2,2'-dipyridyldisulfide under microwave solvothermal conditions. This reaction proceeds with an unusual C-S and S-S bond cleavage of the 2,2'-dipyridyldisulfide ligand. The unprecedented architecture of this coordination polymer consists of a 1D chain formed by the assembling of Cu9 cluster cages. The electrical conductivity behavior of this novel material suggests new perspectives for the use of coordination polymers as electrical conducting materials.