Two-dimensional assembly of the type Cd10Te4 thiolate cluster with 4,4′-trimethylenedipyridine

Cadmium tellurium cluster molecule [Cd10Te4(SC6H4Me-p)12] and bifunctioanal organic ligand 4,4′-trimethylenedipyridine (tmdp) are joined together through metal–ligand coordination bonds, forming a new inorganic–organic hybrid polymeric cluster {Cd10Te4(SC6H4Me-p)12(tmdp)2}n (1) with a unique two-dimensional super-structure. The room temperature absorption and the diffuse reflectance UV–Vis spectra along with the photo-luminescence behavior were determined in the solid state. The thermal stability of the polymeric cluster was studied by thermal gravimetric analysis.