TY - JOUR
TI - Insertion of Functional Groups into a Nd3+ Metal-Organic Framework via
Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Coordinating Solvent Exchange
AU - Manolis J. Manos
AU - Eleni J. Kyprianidou
AU - Giannis S. Papaefstathiou
AU - Anastasios J. Tasiopoulos
JO - International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
PY - 2012
VL - 51
TODO - 11
SP - 6308--6314
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
SN - null
TODO - 10.1021/ic3005085
TODO - null
TODO - 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.
ER -