Porous heterometallic Cd(II)-Ca(II)-terephthalate: synthesis, structure, luminescent and gas adsorption properties

A new heterometallic poly(dihydrate-one and a half terephthalate–cadmium calcium) coordination polymer, namely [CdCa(pdc)1.5(H2O)2]n (1, H2pdc = terephthalic acid), has been successfully obtained by the solvothermal reactions of H2pdc, Cd(NO3)2·4H2O and Ca(NO3)2·4H2O. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that compound 1 features a 3D porous framework based on 1D chain subunits. Moreover, compound 1 is luminescent and exhibits high adsorption capacities for H2, CH4 and CO2 at room temperature.