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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Synthesis and Characterization of Zn-Carboxylate Metal–Organic Frameworks Containing Triazatruxene Ligands

Adil Alkaş A and Shane G. Telfer A B
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A MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.

B Corresponding author. Email: s.telfer@massey.ac.nz

Australian Journal of Chemistry 72(10) 786-796 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH19213
Submitted: 14 May 2019  Accepted: 7 June 2019   Published: 3 July 2019

Abstract

Reactions between triazatruxene-based tricarboxylate ligands, H3tat-R, and zinc nitrate under solvothermal conditions afforded new metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with the general formula [Zn3(tat-R)2(H2O)2], MUF-tat-R (R = a hydrocarbon substituent on the triazatruxene nitrogen atoms). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that these frameworks are 3D networks with a (10,3)-a topology. Linear trinuclear zinc clusters are connected to tat ligands to form chiral channels that accommodate the substituents on the tat ligands. MUF-tat and MUF-tat-benzyl crystallize in a cubic crystal system whereas MUF-tat-butyl and MUF-tat-hexyl are tetragonal. MUF-tat-benzyl retains its porosity on activation, which was confirmed by gas adsorption studies.


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