Synthesis, spectroscopic and crystal structure of a new 2D coordination polymer of Ni(II) constructed by naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid; Nanomolar detection of fructose at a nano-structured Ni(II) coordination polymer multiwall carbon nanotube

One new 2D coordination polymer of Ni(II) namely [Ni2(ndc)2(DMSO)4(H2O)] n , where ndc = naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid and DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, spectral (IR, UV–Vis), thermal (TG/DTG) analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This coordination polymer possesses a 2D layer structure constructed from dinuclear nickel(II) building blocks in which two crystallographically independent Ni2+ ions are bridged by ndc2− ligands and water molecule. The ndc2− ligands adopt μ3 bridging modes, linking the metal centers into a two-dimensional coordination network. The two independent NiII cations are surrounded by dimethyl sulfoxide and naphthalene-1,4-dicarboxylate molecules in a distorted octahedron geometry. In the crystal structures of Ni(II) coordination polymer, there are non-classical hydrogen bonding arrangements and C–H∙∙∙π stacking interactions. Electrochemical behavior of [Ni2(ndc)2(DMSO)4(H2O)] n , (Ni-NDA) on the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was described. The surface structure of the sensor was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Oxidation of fructose on the surface of modified electrode was investigated with cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and the results showed that the Ni-NDA/CNTs film displays excellent electrochemical catalytic activities toward fructose oxidation.