Abstract
Caging cages: Crystals of a metal-organic framework, MOF-123 [Zn 7O 2(NBD) 5(DMF) 2] have a three-dimensional porous structure in which DMF ligands (see picture, pink) protrude into small channels. Removal of these ligands triggers the transformation of this MOF to the doubly interpenetrating form, MOF-246 [Zn 7O 2(NBD) 5]. Moreover, addition of DMF into MOF-246 triggers reverse transformation to give MOF-123. NBD=2-nitrobenzene-1,4- dicarboxylate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8791-8795 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 35 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 27 Aug 2012 |
Keywords
- interpenetration
- metal-organic frameworks
- porosity
- structural transformation
- zinc