Citation: Weizhong LING, Jingyi LIN, Jianglin ZHU, Yuyi LIANG, Shanshan DAI, Yu LI. Syntheses, structures, and catalytic performances of complexes with 4,4′-dihydroxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid ligands[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2026, 42(1): 152-160. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20250204 shu

Syntheses, structures, and catalytic performances of complexes with 4,4′-dihydroxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid ligands

Weizhong LING ^{1, #} ,
Jingyi LIN ^{2, #} ,
Jianglin ZHU ¹ ,
Yuyi LIANG ² ,
Shanshan DAI ² ,
Yu LI ^2,,

1.
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhanjiang), Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524059, China
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Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Special Building Materials and Its Green Preparation Technology, Guangdong Industry Polytechnic University, Guangzhou 510300, China

Corresponding author: Yu LI, liyuletter@163.com
Received Date: 13 June 2025
Revised Date: 25 September 2025

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Three copper(Ⅱ), nickel and cadmium(Ⅱ) complexes, namely [Cu₂(μ-H₂dbda)₂(phen)₂]·2H₂O (1), [Ni(μ-H₂dbda)(μ-bpb)(H₂O)₂]_n (2), and [Cd(μ-H₂dbda)(μ-bpa)]_n (3), have been constructed hydrothermally using H₄dbda (4,4′-dihydroxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3,3′-dicarboxylic acid), phen (1,10-phenanthroline), bpb (1,4-bis(pyrid-4-yl)benzene), bpa (bis(4-pyridyl)amine), and copper, nickel and cadmium chlorides at 160 ℃. The products were isolated as stable crystalline solids and were characterized by IR spectra, elemental analyses, thermogravimetric analyses, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that three complexes crystallize in the monoclinic P2₁/n, tetragonal I42d, and orthorhombic P2₁2₁2 space groups. The complexes exhibit molecular dimers (1) or 2D metal-organic networks (2 and 3). The catalytic performances in the Knoevenagel reaction of these complexes were investigated. Complex 1 exhibits an effective catalytic activity and excellent reusability as a heterogeneous catalyst in the Knoevenagel reaction at room temperature.
- complex,
- dicarboxylic acid,
- catalytic properties,
- Knoevenagel reaction
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