Hybrid materials based on transition metal–BTC–benzimidazole: solvent assisted crystallographic and structural switching

Five transition metal–BTC–BIm based coordination polymers with hierarchical structures were synthesized under hydro/solvothermal condition. Crystal structure analysis of the compounds showed that 1 forms a 1D chain, 2 and 3 have 2D layers, while 4 and 5 have three-dimensional architectures.