Issue 29, 2022

Coordination networks constructed from a flexible ligand: single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations and thermoresponsive and electrochemical performances

Abstract

Coordination networks (CNs), which have attracted great interest as electrode materials for supercapacitors (SCs), are generally constructed from Co and Ni ions with excellent redox ability and large rigid ligands with good productivity. There are scarce examples of CNs composed of copper ions and flexible ligands. In this work, a new fresh yellow crystal 2D CN [CuI2(L1)Cl2] (1a) is successfully synthesized using CuCl and N,N′-bis(3-pyridyl)adipoamide (L1) with a high degree of flexibility. The fresh yellow [CuI2(L1)Cl2] crystals (1a) can be spontaneously oxidized to the green isomorphic CN [CuII2(L1)Cl2] (1c) in air, and this structural transformation between 1a and 1c is reversible by treatment with redox reagents, which can be also observed for the isomorphic CNs [CuI2(L1)Br2] (2a) and [CuII2(L1)Br2] (2c). Moreover, 1a, 1c, 2a and 2c show thermoresponsive properties with different degrees and disparity in electrochemical performance due to the different electronic structures of copper atoms and halogen species. Noticeably, the electrochemical performances of 1a and 1c are better than those of 2a and 2c, respectively. This work explores new strategies, i.e., tuning the electronic structure of metal atoms and coordination halide anions, for boosting the pseudocapacitive performance of CNs.

Graphical abstract: Coordination networks constructed from a flexible ligand: single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations and thermoresponsive and electrochemical performances

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 May 2022
Accepted
26 Jun 2022
First published
29 Jun 2022

CrystEngComm, 2022,24, 5364-5371

Coordination networks constructed from a flexible ligand: single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations and thermoresponsive and electrochemical performances

J. Zhu, Y. Sun, W. Ding, P. Li, Q. Pang, X. Dou, L. Bian, Q. Ju and Z. Fang, CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 5364 DOI: 10.1039/D2CE00661H

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