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A new semiconducting coordination polymer consisting of copper(I)-iodide and 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde

Himoto K., Horii T., Syoji T. et al. · Inorganic Chemistry Communications · 2018 · 34-37

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Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Copper is assigned as monovalent Cu(I), supported by BVS and XPS.

Caveat: Reference labels in the OCR include superscript errors, but the BVS and XPS interpretation are explicit.

main p.1 / article p.34 · Structure discussion · Fig. S1 · Linked to 3 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Compound 1 is assigned as a one-dimensional Cu(I)-iodide ladder-chain coordination polymer with pendant 3-Py-CHO ligands.

Caveat: Several extracted captions display CuII due to superscript/OCR confusion; the article text, BVS, XPS, CIF formula, and title support Cu(I).

main p.1 / article p.34 · Structure discussion · Fig. 1 · Linked to 3 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: Medium

The 3-Py-CHO ligands are parallel along the Cu-I ladder, but the 3.476 A plane separation was interpreted as no pi-pi stacking.

Caveat: The paper does not provide a quantitative electronic-structure analysis linking this feature to the measured conductivity.

main p.1 / article p.34 · Structure discussion · Fig. S2 · Linked to 1 structured result

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

Diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy gives an optical HOMO-LUMO gap of 2.30 eV and an intense around-300 nm band assigned to MLCT.

Caveat: Optical measurement used an MgO-diluted pellet rather than a neat pellet.

main p.2 / article p.35 · Diffuse-reflectance discussion · Fig. 2 · Linked to 2 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The impedance response is dominated by a conductivity relaxation process, with M double-prime maxima shifting to higher frequency as temperature increases.

Caveat: Equivalent-circuit parameters are reported, but the assignment remains phenomenological.

main p.2-p.3 / article pp.35-36 · Impedance and modulus discussion · Figs. 4 and 5 · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

The pristine coordination polymer exhibits semiconducting behaviour without additional chemical doping.

Caveat: Conductivity is low and measured on different sample forms; single-crystal measurement temperature is not explicitly stated.

main p.2-p.3 / article pp.35-36 · Conductivity discussion and summary · Figs. 3-5 · Linked to 4 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Copper(I)-iodide 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde coordination polymer 1[CuI(3-Py-CHO)]n; empirical repeat formula C6H5CuINOInfinite Cu(I)-iodide ladder chain; each Cu(I) is tetrahedrally coordinated by three iodide ions and one pyridyl N donor. · 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (3-Py-CHO), coordinated as pendant pyridyl-N ligand.1D · PristineOne-dimensional infinite Cu-I ladder chain with 3-Py-CHO ligands on both sides; no pi-pi stacking between 3-Py-CHO planes was reported.main p.1 / article p.34 · Abstract and structure discussion · Fig. 1

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KBr pellet containing 1 for IR spectroscopyresearch_0456__mat__cu_i_3pycho_1d_cpPellet · Composite Sample · CompositePristine powder dispersed in a KBr pellet for FT-IR.1.4. Physical Measurements · Figure S4
Pelletised 1/MgO mixture for diffuse-reflectance spectroscopyresearch_0456__mat__cu_i_3pycho_1d_cpPellet · Composite Sample · CompositePelletised mixture containing 1 and MgO powder.main p.2 / article p.35 · Diffuse-reflectance discussion · Fig. 2
Powdered sample of [CuI(3-Py-CHO)]nresearch_0456__mat__cu_i_3pycho_1d_cpPowder · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPowder obtained from pristine crystalline product.1.4. Physical Measurements · Figures S1, S3, S5
Pressed powder pellet of 1 for impedance measurementsresearch_0456__mat__cu_i_3pycho_1d_cpPellet · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkPowder pressed into a pellet and sandwiched between brass electrodes.0.332 mmmain p.2 / article p.35 · Impedance measurements · Fig. 4
Yellow needle-shaped single crystals of 1research_0456__mat__cu_i_3pycho_1d_cpSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkCrystals obtained after filtration and standing at room temperature for several hours.1.2. Synthesis