A supramolecular compound, [ Co（2,2＇-bipy） （ H2O）4 ] [ trans-1,4-chdc ] （ compound 1 ） （ 2,2＇-bipy = 2,2＇- bipyridine, 1,4-chdcH2 = 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid）, was synthesized and characterized by single-crystal Xray diffraction analysis, IR spectrometry, TG analysis, and elemental analyses. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that [ Co（ 2,2＇-bipy） （ H2O）4 ]^2＋ units and adjacent 1,4-chdc^2- formed a single layer by hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions along the ac-plane, and two symmetry-related single layers interacted with each other by hydrogen bonding, resulting in a double layer, which further formed a 3-D structure by π-π stacking. The most attractive structural feature of compound 1 is that 1,4-chdc2- possesses only tram-conformation although there are both c/s- and tram-conformations in the raw material.
YU Miao LIU Shu-xia ZHANG Chun-dan GAO Bo SUN Chun-yan XIE Lin-hua WANG Chun-ling CHENG Hai-yan
