title: A conducting coordination polymer based on assembled Cu9 cages.
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.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain. salome.delgado@uam.es
authors.forename: Salomé
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Pablo J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sanz Miguel
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Priego
authors.forename: Reyes
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Aparicio
authors.forename: Carlos J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Gómez-García
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zamora