title: Luminescent infinite coordination polymer materials from metal-terpyridine ligation.
abstract: A new class of infinite coordination polymers (CP) was synthesized using a tetrahedral tetrakis[4-(4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)phenyl]methane ligand as an organic node to direct the three-dimensional growth of the network and M(II) (M = Zn, Fe, Ni, and Ru) ions as inorganic linkers, an approach that is the opposite of the metal-as-a-node strategy used in the construction of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The unusual rod-like morphology of the resulting microporous materials can be tuned via solvents and reaction conditions. The covalent entrapment of a [Ru(tpy)(2)](2+) moiety in the skeleton of the 3D-network enables the Ru-CP to exhibit room-temperature luminescence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and International Institute for Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston IL, 60208-3120, USA.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
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authors.lastname: Eryazici
authors.forename: Omar K
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authors.lastname: Farha
authors.forename: Owen C
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authors.lastname: Compton
authors.forename: Charlotte
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authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Joseph T
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authors.lastname: Hupp
authors.forename: SonBinh T
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authors.lastname: Nguyen