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A dynamic pcu MOF(Zn) containing a ditopic T-shaped [2]rotaxane linker

Hazem Amarne,a   Alexander J. Stirk, ORCID logo b   Christopher A. O'Keefe,b   Robert W. Schurko ORCID logo cd  and  Stephen J. Loeb ORCID logo *b  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

b Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada N9B 3P4
E-mail: loeb@uwindsor.ca

c Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306 USA

d National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA

Abstract

A 3D metal–organic framework, designated UWDM-16, formula [Zn6(μ3-OH)2(μ2-RCO2)6(η1-RCO2)4(η1-RCO2H)2(H2O)], with a (12)-c hexanuclear SBU was synthesized using a T-shaped [2]rotaxane linker and Zn(NO3)2·6H2O under solvothermal conditions in DMF.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CE01108F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Nov 2025
Accepted
21 Dec 2025
First published
05 Jan 2026
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

CrystEngComm, 2026, Advance Article

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A dynamic pcu MOF(Zn) containing a ditopic T-shaped [2]rotaxane linker

H. Amarne, A. J. Stirk, C. A. O'Keefe, R. W. Schurko and S. J. Loeb, CrystEngComm, 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CE01108F

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