Self-assembly of a three-dimensional network from two-dimensional layers via metallic spacers: the (3,4)-connected frame of [Ag3(hmt)2][ClO4]3·2H 2O (hmt = hexamethylenetetramine)
Abstract
AgClO
4
reacts with hexamethylenetetramine (hmt) in
ethanol–CH
2
Cl
2
in the ratio 1:1 to yield the
two-dimensional polymer [Ag(hmt)] ClO
4
, consisting of hexagonal
meshed layers, while a twofold excess of AgClO
4
produces
[Ag
3
-
(hmt)
2
]ClO
4
]
3
·2H
2
O, in
which Ag
I
ions intercalate between the sheets of the
two-dimensional polymer, joining them as spacers to give a
three-dimensional (3,4)-connected open network of uncommon topological
type.
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