Atmospheric carbon dioxide capture as carbonate into a luminescent trinuclear cd(Ii) complex with tris(2-aminoethyl)amine tripodal ligand

Abstract

Spontaneous atmospheric CO2 capture as carbonate anion occurred in the synthesis of a trinuclear Cd(II) complex with tris(2-aminoethyl)amine ligand. In reaction two types of compounds were obtained and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction on a single crystal: Initially [{Cd(tren)}3(tren)](ClO4)6·2H2O (1) and subsequently [{Cd(tren)}3(tren)][{Cd(tren)}3(µ3-ηCO3)](ClO4)10 (2). The carbonate anion replaces partially the bridging tren molecule and coordinates in a µ3 fashion. The luminescent properties of the compounds were investigated.