@article{2928299,
    title = "Insertion of Functional Groups into a Nd3+ Metal-Organic Framework via
Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Coordinating Solvent Exchange",
    author = "Manolis J. Manos and Eleni J. Kyprianidou and Giannis S. Papaefstathiou and Anastasios J. Tasiopoulos",
    journal = "International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry",
    year = "2012",
    volume = "51",
    number = "11",
    pages = "6308--6314",
    publisher = "American Chemical Society (ACS)",
    doi = "10.1021/ic3005085",
    abstract = "Single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) transformations represent some
of the most fascinating phenomena in chemistry. They are not only
intriguing from a basic science point of view but also provide a means
to modify or tune the properties of the materials via the postsynthetic
introduction of suitable guest molecules or organic functional groups
into their structures. Here, we describe UCY-2, a new flexible Nd3+
metal-organic framework (MOF), which exhibits a unique capability to
undergo a plethora of SCSC transformations with some of them being very
uncommon. These structural alterations involve the replacement of
coordinating solvent molecules of UCY-2 by terminally ligating solvents
and organic ligands with multiple functional groups including -OH, -SH,
-NH-, and -NH2 or their combinations, chelating ligands, anions, and two
different organic compounds. The SCSC coordinating solvent exchange is
thus demonstrated as a powerful method for the functionalization of
MOFs."
}