Synthesis, structure and luminescent properties of an organic–inorganic hybrid solid based on unprecedented flower-basket-shaped [image] clusters with 1,2-bis(benzotriazole)ethane ligands

The solvothermal reaction of the flexible ligand 1,2-bis(benzotriazole)ethane (bbta) with CuI produced a novel two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid solid, namely, [(Cu6I4)2(bbta)2(bta)4]n (bta = benzotriazole) (1). Novel 1D inorganic chains image constructing from unprecedented flower-basket-shaped [image] clusters are observed, which are further linked by the bbta and bta ligands using rare μ3-bidging mode to generate the 2D organic–inorganic hybrid structure of 1.