Abstract
A new Cu(II) complex, [CuL(1)L(2)(CH(3)COO)(2)(H(2)O)]·H(2)O, was synthesized by the reaction of Cu(CH(3)COO)(2)·H(2)O, 6-phenylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid (HL(1)), and 4-[5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]pyridine (L(2)) in ethanol-water (v:v = 1:1) solution. The Cu(II) complex was characterized using elemental analysis, IR, UV-vis, TG-DTA, and single-crystal X-ray analysis. The fluorescence properties of the copper complex were also evaluated. The structural analysis results show that the Cu(II) complex crystallizes in the triclinic system with space group P-1. The Cu(II) ion in the complex is five-coordinated with one O atom (O2) and one N atom (N1) from one 6-phenylpyridine-2-carboxylate ligand (L(1)), one N atom (N2) from 4-[5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]pyridine ligand (L(2)), one O atom (O4) from acetate, and one O atom (O5) from a coordinated water molecule, and it adopts a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry. Cu(II) complex molecules form a two-dimensional layer structure through intramolecular and intermolecular O-H(…)O hydrogen bonding. The two-dimensional layer structures further form a three-dimensional network structure by π-π stacking interactions of aromatic rings. The analysis of the Hirschfeld surface of the Cu(II) complex shows that the H(…)H contacts made the most significant contribution (46.6%) to the Hirschfeld surface, followed by O(…)H/H(…)O, N(…)H/H(…)N and C(…)H/H(…)C contacts with contributions of 14.2%, 13.8%, and 10.2%, respectively. In addition, the photocatalytic CO(2) reduction using Cu(II) complex as a catalyst is investigated under UV-vis light irradiation. The findings reveal that the main product is CO, with a yield of 10.34 μmol/g and a selectivity of 89.4% after three hours.