Synthesis, characterization, and luminescence of zinc(II) and cadmium(II) coordination complexes: [Zn(phen)2(CH3COO)](ClO 4), [Zn(bpy)2(ClO4)](ClO4), and [Cd(phen)2(NO3)2]

Three metal complexes, [Zn(phen)2 (CH3 COO)](ClO 4) (1), [Zn(bpy)2 (ClO4)](ClO4) (2), and [Cd(phen)2 (NO3)2 ] (3) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, bpy = 2,2fAbedini, 2005 #222g -bipyridine), were synthesized and their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. In 1, Zn(II) is coordinated by 4 nitrogen atoms from 2 phen molecules and 2 oxygen atoms from 1 acetato to form an octahedral configuration. In 2, Zn(II) has pentacoordination geometry with chelating 2 bpy and 1 perchlorato ion. In 3, phen and NO - 3 serve as bidentate ligands coordinating to Cd(II) through their nitrogen and oxygen atoms to form 8 coordination. Three-dimensional frameworks of complexes 1{3 are produced by hydrogen bonding, and π-π and C-H· · ·π interactions. Additionally, complexes 1{3 exhibit strong solid state fluorescent emission at room temperature.© TÜBITAK.