The first 2D→3D polycatenation array built on (3,4)-connected bilayer nets

Abstract

Reported here is a novel metal–organic framework (namely Zn₂(C₂H₅OH) (ip)₂(L)·(H₂O)₃(1)), where a mixed ligand approach, including a three-legged acylamide ligand of N,N′,N′′-tris(3-pyridyl)trimesic amide (L) and carboxylate ligand of 1,3-benzenedicarboxylate acid (H₂ip), is used. The overall structure of it is a 2D→3D polycatenation array, where each single bilayer can be topologically described as a (3, 4)-connected net. To the best of our knowledge, this one should present the first 2D→3D polycatenation array built on a (3,4)-connected bilayer net.