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Heteropolymetallic Supramolecular Solid-State Architectures Constructed from [Cr(AA)(C2O4)2]- Tectons, and Sustained by Coordinative, Hydrogen Bond and π−π Stacking Interactions (AA = 2,2‘-Bipyridine; 1,10-Phenanthroline)

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The paper reports on four novel solid-state architectures constructed by using tectons having the general formula:  [Cr(AA)(C2O4)2]- [AA = 2,2‘-bipyridine (bipy) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen)]. These building blocks are involved in various intermolecular interactions:  coordinative, hydrogen bonds, and π−π contacts. Two new crystallohydrates in the Ba[Cr(AA)(C2O4)2]2·nH2O family have been characterized:  [BaCr2(bipy)2(C2O4)4(H2O)2]·4H2O (1) and [BaCr2(phen)2(C2O4)4(H2O)2] (2). Because of the different numbers of water molecules, their crystal structures are completely different from those of two others previously reported, [BaCr2(bipy)2(C2O4)4(H2O)]·H2O and [BaCr2(phen)2(C2O4)4(H2O)2]·4H2O. The crystal structure of 1 consists of neutral chains, with diamond-shaped units sharing the barium atoms, with the two other corners occupied by chromium atoms. The barium and chromium ions are connected by bis(bidentate) oxalato ligands. Compund 2 exhibits a two-dimensional structure with irregular octagonal meshes....