Synthesis of atomically precise single-crystalline Ru2-based coordination polymers

Abstract

Methods to incorporate kinetically inert metal nodes and highly basic ligands into single-crystalline metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are scarce, which prevents synthesis and systematic variation of many potential heterogeneous catalyst materials. Here we demonstrate that metallopolymerization of kinetically inert Ru₂ metallomonomers via labile Ag–N bonds provides access to a family of atomically precise single-crystalline Ru₂-based coordination polymers with varied network topology and primary coordination sphere.