Luminescent 1D heterometallic (Ir,Cd) coordination polymers based on bis-cyclometalated Ir(III) metallatectons and trinuclear Cd(II) dianionic nodes.

Seven isostructural heterometallic luminescent (Ir,Cd) coordination polymers were prepared upon the combination of tris-chelate cationic Ir(III) complexes behaving as metalloligands with Cd(II) salts. Three octahedral Ir(III) complexes have been considered in the present report. They consist of a bipyridine unit functionalised with 3-pyridyl moieties as peripheral coordinating sites and two 2-phenylpyridyl cyclometalating derivatives.