A new three-dimensional bis(benzimidazole)-based cadmium(II) coordination polymer.

A new coordination polymer (CP), formulated as [Cd(L)(DCTP)]n (1) (L=1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(2-methylbenzimidazole), H2 DCTP=2,5-dichloroterephthalic acid), was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and the performance as luminescent probe was also investigated. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals CP 1 is a 3D 3-fold interpenetrated dia network with large well-defined pores. It is found that CP 1 revealed highly sensitive luminescence sensing for Fe3+ ions in acetonitrile solution with a high quenching efficiency of KSV =2541.238L·mol-1 and a low detection limit of 3.2μM (S/N=3). Moreover, the photocatalytic efficiency of 1 for degradation of methylene blue could reach 82.8% after 135min. Therefore, this coordination polymer could be viewed as multifunctional material for selectively sensing Fe3+ ions and effectively degrading dyes.