ABSTRACT: To investigate the effect of the polycarboxylates and metal ions on the assembly and structures of complexes based on a thiophene-containing bis-pyridyl-bis-amide N,N'-bis(pyridine-3-yl)thiophene-2,5-dicarboxamide (3-bptpa) ligand, nine 0D ? 3D complexes of [Ni2(3-bptpa)4(1,2-BDC)2(H2O)2] (1), [Ni(3-bptpa)(IP)(H2O)2]·H2O (2), [Ni(3-bptpa)(5-MIP)(H2O)2]·H2O (3), [Ni(3-bptpa)(5-NIP)(H2O)] (4), [Ni(3-bptpa)(5-AIP)]·2H2O (5), [Ni2(OH)(3-bptpa)(1,3,5-BTC)]·DMA·5H2O (6), [Cu(3-bptpa)(5-MIP)]·3H2O (7), [Cu(3-bptpa)(5-AIP)(H2O)0.25]·H2O (8), and [Cu(3-bptpa)(1,3,5-HBTC)] (9) (1,2-H2BDC = 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, H2IP = 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 5-H2MIP = 5-methylisophthalic acid, 5-H2NIP = 5-nitroisophthalic acid, 5-H2AIP = 5-aminoisophthalic acid, DMA = N,N'-dimethylacetamide, and 1,3,5-H3BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid) have been hydrothermally/solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by IR, thermogravimetric, powder X-ray diffraction, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 is a zero-dimensional (0D) bimetallic complex. Complexes 2 and 3 feature two similar one-dimensional ladderlike structures. Complex 4 displays a two-dimensional (2D) 4-connected network based on single-metallic nodes. Complex 5 shows a 2D double-layer structure containing a pair of 63 [Ni(5-AIP)] honeycomblike sheets. Complex 6 is a 3,5-connected three-dimensional (3D) framework derived from bimetallic nodes and 63 [Ni2(OH)(1,3,5-BTC)] honeycomblike sheets. Complex 7 displays a 2D 4-connected grid based on bimetallic nodes. Complex 8 features a 2D double-layer structure based on two 4-connected [Cu(3-bptpa)(5-AIP)] sheets and bridging coordinated water molecules. Complex 9 is a 2D structure extended by incomplete deprotonation of 1,3,5-HBTC and 3-bptpa linkers. The effect of the metal ions and polycarboxylates on the structures of the title complexes was discussed, and the fluorescent properties of 1-9 were investigated. The carbon paste electrodes bulk-modified by complexes 3, 5, and 6-9 show different electrocatalytic activities for the oxidation of ascorbic acid as well as the reduction of hydrogen peroxide, nitrites, and bromates.
