A new coordination polymer exhibiting unique 2D hydrogen-bonded (H2O)16 ring formation and water-dependent luminescence properties.

A new coordination polymer, [Zn(dpe)(bdc)]·4H(2)O (ZndB; dpe=1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane, bdc(2-)=dianion of benzenedicarboxylic acid), which possesses a 3D metal-organic framework (MOF) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. This 3D MOF is constructed by the assembly of helical channels filled with guest water molecules in both inner and outer regions of the channel. The resulting network also creates a 2D water layer containing hydrogen-bonded (H(2)O)(16) rings as the basic building units.

Mercury(II) recognition and fluorescence imaging in vitro through a 3D-complexation structure.

8,8'-(1,4,10,13-Tetrathia-7,16-diazacyclooctadecane-7,16-diyl)-bis(methylene)diquinolin-7-ol (TTBQ) was synthesized and proved to selectively recognize Hg(2+), forming a Hg(2+)/TTBQ complex with an association constant (K(a)) as large as approximately 1.3 x 10(4) +/- 520 M(-1) in aqueous solution. Single crystals of TTBQ and a TTBQ-Hg(2+) complex have also been successfully grown, in which the latter unambiguously revealed a cagelike configuration consisting of thiol-crown and dual 7-hydroxyquinoline moieties to firmly trap Hg(2+).