A heterofunctional ligand approach for the preparation of high connectivity coordination polymers: combining a "bridge" and "pillar" in one ligand.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- AL-Fayaad, Hydar A.; Athukorala Arachchige, Kasun S.; Clegg, Jack K.
- Source
- CrystEngComm. 8/28/2020, Vol. 22 Issue 32, p5310-5315. 6p.
- Subject
- *COORDINATION polymers
*TEREPHTHALIC acid
- Language
- ISSN
- 1466-8033
Two of the most successful strategies for the preparation of three-dimensional coordination polymers and MOFs are reticular synthesis and pillaring. Here we present a new approach which combines aspects of both of these by employing a heterofunctional dicarboxylic and dipyridyl ligand, 2,5-di(pyridin-4-yl)terephthalic acid (H2L). The reaction of H2L with zinc(II) produces a non-interpenetrated 3D coordination polymer [ZnL(H2O)]n. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]