Alkaline earth metal-organic frameworks supported by ditopic carboxylates

Xiaotai Wang*, Long K. San, Huong Nguyen, Nicole M. Shafer, Madeline T. Hernandez, Zhenxia Chen

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Abstract

Hydrothermal reactions of alkaline earth metal nitrates with two ditopic carboxylic acids, trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid (H2CDC) and 1,4-phenylenedipropionic acid (H2PDP), generate two 3-D metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with empirical formulas [Ca(CDC) (H2O) 2]H2O (1) and [Sr(PDP)(H2O)] (2), respectively. Compound 1 consists of Ca-COO-H2O chains cross-linked through the-C6H10-spacers of the CDC anions, showing slightly open 1-D channels along the crystallographic c axis that accommodate the guest water molecules. Compound 2 exhibits a MOF consisting of wavy 2-D Sr-COO-H 2O nets linked by-CH2CH2C6H 4CH2CH2-tethers, and the condensed structure appears to arise from conformational flexibility of the ligand spacer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)826-835
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Coordination Chemistry
Volume66
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Calcium complexes
  • Coordination polymers
  • Metal-organic frameworks
  • Strontium complexes

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