CFA-1: The first chiral metal-organic framework containing Kuratowski-type secondary building units
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Abstract
The novel homochiral metal-organic framework CFA-1 (Coordination Framework Augsburg-1), [Zn5(OAc)4(bibta)3], containing the achiral linker {H2-bibta = 1H,1′H-5,5′-bibenzo[d][1, 2,3]triazole}, has been synthesised. The reaction of H2-bibta and Zn(OAc)2·2H2O in N-methylformamide (NMF) (90 °C, 3 d) yields CFA-1 as trigonal prismatic single crystals. CFA-1 serves as a convenient precursor for the synthesis of isostructural frameworks with redox-active metal centres, which is demonstrated by the postsynthetic exchange of Zn2+ by Co2+ ions. The framework is robust to solvent removal and has been structurally characterized by synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction and solid state NMR measurements (13C MAS- and 1H MAS-NMR at 10 kHz). Results from MAS-NMR and IR spectroscopy studies are corroborated by cluster and periodic DFT calculations performed on CFA-1 cluster fragments.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10786-10797 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Dalton transactions |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 30 |
Publication status | Published - 14 Aug 2013 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |