Stability and porosity enhancement through concurrent ligand extension and secondary building unit stabilization

Daofeng Sun, Yanxiong Ke, Tracy M. Mattox, Sean Parkin, Hong Cai Zhou

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Abstract

A trigonal nanosized carboxylate ligand, 1,3,5-tris[4′-carboxy(1, 1′-biphenyl-4-yl)]benzene (TCBPB), has been synthesized and applied in the construction of porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). A solvothermal reaction of TCBPB and a zinc salt in the presence of pyridine produces 1, an unstable MOF consisting of a tetrazinc secondary building unit (SBU) with labile terminal ligands. Changing pyridine to a noncoordinating base in the assembly procedure affords 2, a stable MOF with permanent porosity containing an octazinc SBU without labile terminal ligands.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7566-7568
Number of pages3
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume45
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 18 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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