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Structure-directing effect of terephthalate in bridging Zn(ii)- and Cd(ii)-based coordination polymers towards application in the detection of trace quantities of Pd2+ in aqueous media and their electrical conductivities

Saha K., Dutta B., Das P. et al. · Dalton Transactions · 2025 · 3346-3361

2materials
6samples
2synthesis routes
20measurements
88results
6claims and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Both CP1 and CP2 are selective fluorescence turn-off sensors for trace Pd2+ in aqueous medium, with CP1 showing the lower LOD.

Caveat: Detection is demonstrated in buffered laboratory suspensions and paper strips; no real environmental sample matrix was quantified in the main/SI text reviewed.

5 · Sensing studies · Fig. 3/Fig. 4/Fig. S14 · Linked to 6 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

The local CIF text for CCDC 2336301 is inconsistent with the article/SI CP2 crystallographic table and should not be used as the authoritative CP2 structure without manual verification.

Caveat: CIF text reports C 2/c monoclinic and different unit-cell parameters, whereas the article/SI table reports Pbca orthorhombic.

CIF header · Linked to 4 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: Medium

The authors report that CP1 and CP2 retain phase ordering and emission behaviour after Pd2+ exposure and across pH 2-12.

Caveat: PXRD and pH-stability results are qualitative in the available extracted text; no quantitative degradation metrics were reported.

5 · Sensing studies · Fig. S16-Fig. S20 · Linked to 4 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

CP1 is assigned as a 2D Zn(II)-bdc-flpy coordination polymer with a paddle-wheel Zn2 unit, whereas CP2 is assigned as a 1D Cd(II)-bdc-flpy chain with capped-octahedral CdN2O5 geometry.

Caveat: The local CP2 CIF conflicts with the article/SI table, so this claim relies on the main article and SI PDF tables.

3 · Structures of CP1 and CP2 · Fig. 1/Fig. 2 · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

The CP2 thin-film diode conducts better than CP1, with higher conductivity, higher mobility and lower series resistance; the authors attribute this to Cd(II) 4d orbital delocalisation, H-bonding, pi-pi interactions and rectangular morphology.

Caveat: Attribution is interpretive, but the transport comparison is table-reported.

10 · Electrical characterization · Table 2/Fig. 10 · Linked to 6 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

Pd2+ detection is proposed to arise from Pd2+ accommodation in pi cavities and interaction with imine-N of flpy, rather than substitution of Zn(II) or Cd(II).

Caveat: Mechanistic assignment is inferred from spectroscopy, NMR titration and crystallographic space arguments; no directly solved Pd-loaded crystal structure is reported.

7-9 · XPS and sensing mechanism · Fig. 5-Fig. 8/Table 1 · Linked to 6 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
[Zn2(bdc)4(flpy)2]n (CP1)[Zn2(bdc)4(flpy)2]n; elemental formula reported as C27H18N2O4ZnZn(II); binuclear Zn2N2O8 / [Zn2(bdc)4] paddle-wheel unit · bdc2- = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate; flpy = 9H-fluoren-2-yl-pyridin-4-ylmethylene-amine2D · PristineTriclinic P-1 coordination polymer; bdc2- bridges Zn(II) centres and flpy coordinates through pyridyl-N, giving a 2D framework.3 · Results and discussion - Structures of CP1 and CP2 · Fig. 1/Table S1
[Cd(bdc)2(flpy)2(H2O)]n.(flpy)n (CP2)[Cd(bdc)2(flpy)2(H2O)]n.(flpy)n; elemental formula reported as C65H46N6O5Cd/C65H45N6O5CdCd(II); CdN2O5 capped-octahedral coordination motif · bdc2- = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate; flpy = 9H-fluoren-2-yl-pyridin-4-ylmethylene-amine; coordinated water and free flpy are reported1D · PristineOrthorhombic Pbca coordination polymer in the article/SI tables; each bdc2- chelates/bridges Cd(II) centres to form a 1D fish-bone-like chain.3 · Results and discussion - Structures of CP1 and CP2 · Fig. 2/Table S4

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
CP1 as-synthesised block-shaped yellow crystalsresearch_0568__mat__mat_cp1_zn_bdc_flpySingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkAs-synthesised slow-diffusion crystals; collected by filtration for analysis.2 · Experimental section - Synthesis of CP1 and CP2
ITO/CP1/Al Schottky dioderesearch_0568__mat__mat_cp1_zn_bdc_flpyThin Film · Target Sample · Pristine Framework2 mg/mL CP1 in DMF spin-coated onto cleaned ITO glass, vacuum-dried, Al evaporated through shadow mask.ITO-coated glass; Al top contact · nearest to one micrometre31-32 · Fabrication and Characterization of the device · Figure S30
[CP1 + Pd2+]research_0568__mat__mat_cp1_zn_bdc_flpyPowder · Target Sample · Guest LoadedCP1 exposed to Pd2+ solution for sensing/XPS/EDS stability studies.7 · XPS/sensing discussion · Fig. 5/Fig. 6/Table S9
CP2 as-synthesised yellow needle-like crystalsresearch_0568__mat__mat_cp2_cd_bdc_flpySingle Crystal · Target Sample · Pristine FrameworkAs-synthesised slow-diffusion crystals; collected for analysis.2 · Experimental section - Synthesis of CP1 and CP2
ITO/CP2/Al Schottky dioderesearch_0568__mat__mat_cp2_cd_bdc_flpyThin Film · Target Sample · Pristine Framework2 mg/mL CP2 in DMF spin-coated onto cleaned ITO glass, vacuum-dried, Al evaporated through shadow mask.ITO-coated glass; Al top contact · nearest to one micrometre31-32 · Fabrication and Characterization of the device · Figure S30
[CP2 + Pd2+]research_0568__mat__mat_cp2_cd_bdc_flpyPowder · Target Sample · Guest LoadedCP2 exposed to Pd2+ solution for sensing/XPS/EDS stability studies.7 · XPS/sensing discussion · Fig. 5/Fig. 7/Table S9