Solvothermal synthesis and structural characterization of a Cd-triazole-benzenedicarboxylate framework

By employing mixed-ligands of 1,4-H2BDC and Htrz (1,4-H2BDC = 1,4-dicarboxybenzene, Htrz = 1-H-1,2,4-triazole) under solvothermal condition, a metal-organic framework, [(CH3)2NH2][Cd2Cl(1,4-BDC)(Trz)2] (1), has been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 exhibits a three-dimensional structure with two kinds of channels along the c axis. In addition, powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis and photoluminescent properties of 1 were investigated in detail.