Synergistic valence tautomerism and fluorescence emission in a two-dimensional coordination polymer†
Abstract
A tetradentate ligand, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)ethene (TPPE), was adopted to construct a two-dimensional coordination polymer that incorporated valence tautomerism and luminescence, and the synergistic effect arising from energy transfer from TPPE to the semiquinone moieties was experimentally and theoretically uncovered.