Novel cationic copper coordination frameworks constructed from copper phosphate 8-rings and 4,4′-bisimidazolylbiphenyl as a bridging ligand

Two cationic hybrid networks, the first one-dimensional and the second three-dimensional, comprising unique cationic copper–phosphate 8-rings that are linked by the rigid difunctional ligand 4,4′-bisimidazolylbiphenyl are reported. These complexes have been characterized fully by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and magnetic studies.