Engineering of CdS-chain arrays assembled through S⋯S interactions in 1D semiconductive coordination polymers.

One-dimensional (1D) Cd(II) coordination polymers [Cd( x -SPhOMe) 2 ] n ( x = ortho , meta , and para ; HSPhOMe = methoxybenzenethiol) containing inorganic 1D (-Cd-S-) n chains were synthesized. Among these, the KGF-31 polymer bearing para -SPhOMe featured a three-strand chain structure assembled via interchain S⋯S interactions and exhibited high photoconductivity and longevity.