A novel ribbon-candy-like supramolecular architecture of cadmium(II)-terephthalate polymer with giant rhombic channels: twofold interpenetration of the 3D 8(2)10-a net.

The hydrothermal reaction of H2tp (tp = terephthalate), [Ph3PCH2Ph]Cl and water with Cd(O2CCH3)(2).2H2O gives rise to a novel ribbon-candy-like supramolecular architecture with twofold interpenetration of an unprecedented 3D 8(2)10-a net formed by polymer ([Ph3PCH2Ph][Cd(tp).Cl].2H2O]n containing giant rhombic channels, which displays strong fluorescent emission in the solid state.