Robust Multifunctional Yttrium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks with Breathing Effect

Autor: Ana D. G. Firmino, João P. C. Tomé, Margarida M. Antunes, Anabela A. Valente, Filipe M.L. Figueiredo, Ricardo F. Mendes, Paula Barbosa, Sérgio M. F. Vilela, Filipe A. Almeida Paz
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Inorganic chemistry. 56(3)
ISSN: 1520-510X
Popis: Phosphonate- and yttrium-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), formulated as [Y(H5btp)]·5.5H2O (1), [Y(H5btp)]·2.5H2O (2), (H3O)[Y2(H5btp)(H4btp)]·H2O (3), and [Y(H5btp)]·H2O·0.5(MeOH) (4), were prepared using a “green” microwave-assisted synthesis methodology which promoted the self-assembly of the tetraphosphonic organic linker [1,1′-biphenyl]-3,3′,5,5′-tetrayltetrakis(phosphonic acid) (H8btp) with Y3+ cations. This new family of functional materials, isolated in bulk quantities, exhibits a remarkable breathing effect. Structural flexibility was thoroughly studied by means of X-ray crystallography, thermogravimetry, variable-temperature X-ray diffraction, and dehydration and rehydration processes, ultimately evidencing a remarkable reversible single-crystal to single-crystal (SC–SC) transformation solely through the loss and gain of crystallization solvent molecules. Topologically, frameworks remained unaltered throughout this interconversion mechanism, with all compounds being binodal 6,6-connected ne...
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