Issue 11, 2015

Isoreticular synthesis of 2D MOFs with rotating aryl rings

Abstract

A series of isoreticular two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) was synthesized with group 11 metals and semirigid ligands that bind in a syn conformation. The modular synthetic approach allows the pore to be expanded based on the aryl moiety in the center of the linker from 11.0 Å to 15.5 Å. When there is an axis of rotation, each aryl ring can act independently as a rotating gate as a function of guest molecules. For the two aryl ring system, all three states (open/open, open/closed, and closed/closed) are observed by single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD). The guest dependent nature of the aryl rings makes this two-pillared topology a logical choice for breathing MOFs.

Graphical abstract: Isoreticular synthesis of 2D MOFs with rotating aryl rings

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
29 7 2015
Accepted
12 9 2015
First published
21 9 2015

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 1001-1005

Isoreticular synthesis of 2D MOFs with rotating aryl rings

B. C. Hughes, C. R. Murdock and D. M. Jenkins, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 1001 DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00135H

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