Solvothermal reactions of 4,4'-oxybis(benzoic acid) (H2oba) with 1,3-dipyridyl benzene (1,3-dpb) produced a two-dimensional (2D) cadmium(Ⅱ) coordination polymer {[Cd(oba)(dpb)]·H2O}n (1). The complex was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 13.6692(9), b = 25.9647(17), c = 8.7912(6) , α = 125.0370(10), γ = 2544.7(3)°, V = 2544.7(3) 3, C30H22N2O6Cd, Mr = 618.91, Dc =1.609 g/cm3, F(000) = 1248, μ = 0.904 mm-1 and Z = 4. The neighboring Cd(Ⅱ) ions are linked by oba2-anions and 1,3-dpb to form an infinitely 2D wavelike sheet, and two such 2D sheets are interlocked with each other by H-bonding to form a 2D → 2D structure. The adjacent two groups of interlocked structures are further linked to form a bilayer 2D supramolecular network by π-π interactions. In addition, the fluorescence property of 1 was also studied.
