Unconventional Pyridyl Ligand Inclusion within a Flexible Metal-Organic Framework Bearing an N,N′-Diethylformamide (DEF)-Solvated Cd5 Cluster Secondary Building Unit

Meng Yao Chao; Jing Chen; Xiao Yu Wu; Rui Yao Wang; Pei Pei Wang; Lifeng Ding; David J. Young; Wen Hua Zhang

doi:10.1002/cplu.202000127

Unconventional Pyridyl Ligand Inclusion within a Flexible Metal-Organic Framework Bearing an N,N′-Diethylformamide (DEF)-Solvated Cd₅ Cluster Secondary Building Unit

Meng Yao Chao, Jing Chen, Xiao Yu Wu, Rui Yao Wang, Pei Pei Wang, Lifeng Ding^*, David J. Young, Wen Hua Zhang

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Abstract

A cationic three-dimensional (3D) metal-organic framework (MOF) sustained by an N,N′-diethylformamide (DEF)-solvated zigzag-shaped Cd₅ cluster secondary building unit (SBU), [Et₂NH₂]₂[Cd₅(BTB)₄(DEF)₂] ⋅ 4.75DEF (1 a, H₃BTB=benzene-1,3,5-tribenzoic acid) shows flexible framework behavior and undergoes solvate exchange with CHCl₃ to yield [Et₂NH₂]₂[Cd₅(BTB)₄(DEF)₂] ⋅ xCHCl₃ (1 b) accompanied by changes to pore sizes and shapes. Unexpectedly, the DEF solvates coordinated to the central Cd²⁺ could not be replaced by strongly donor pyridyl and dipyridyl ligands. Additionally, more electron-deficient pyridyls preferentially coordinated to the flanking Cd²⁺ of the Cd₅ SBU, as exemplified by [Et₂NH₂]₂[Cd₅(BTB)₄(DEF)₂(PyCHO)₂] ⋅ xSol (2 a, PyCHO=4-pyridinealdehyde) and [Et₂NH₂]₂[Cd₅(BTB)₄(DEF)₂(PyAc)₂] ⋅ xSol (2 b, PyAc=4-acetylpyridine). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to understand these counterintuitive observations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	503-509
Number of pages	7
Journal	ChemPlusChem
Volume	85
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202000127
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2020

Keywords

cadmium
clusters
flexible metal–organic frameworks
gas uptake
ligand substitution

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