2D Metal-Organic Frameworks Bearing Butterfly-shaped Metal-bis(dithiolene) Linkers from Dithiol-functionalized Benzenedicarboxylic Acid

Abstract

Assembly between 1,4-dicarboxylbenzene-2,3-dithiol (H₂dcbdt) and transition metal ions successfully produced 2D metal-organic frameworks (M-dcbdt, M = Ni, Co or Fe) composed of unprecedented butterfly-shaped metal-bis(dithiolene), [MS₄], linkers in one-pot fashion. Such strategy provides easier access to [MS₄]-rich network and lowers the prerequisite to explore their applications.