Controlling structural topology of metal-organic frameworks with a desymmetric 4-connected ligand through the design of metal-containing nodes

摘要

Two new metal-organic frameworks(MOFs),[Cu2(H_2O)_2(BCPIA)](BUT-20)and(Me_2NH_2)[In(BCPIA)](BUT-21)were designed and synthesized through the solvothermal reaction between a newly created desymmetric 4-connected ligand,5-(2,6-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)pyridin-4-yl)isophthalic acid(H_4BCPIA)and Cu(NO_3)2 2.5H_2O or In(NO_3)_3·5H_2O,respectively,and characterized by single-crystal and powder Xray diffraction,thermogravimetric analysis,infrared spectroscopy,and elemental analysis.The two MOFs have three-dimensional structures,in which both the BCPIA 4 ligand and metal-containing entities,Cu_2(COO)_4(H_2O)_2 and In(COO)_4 act as 4-connected nodes.However,different linkage configurations of the two metal-containing nodes,quadrilateral Cu_2_TD_2(COO)_4(H_2O)_2and tetrahedral In(COO)_4,lead to distinct structural networks of BUT-20 and 21,with Nbo and Unc topologies,respectively.