Reversible concerted ligand substitution at alternating metal sites in an extended solid

Darren Bradshaw, John E. Warren, Matthew J. Rosseinsky

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    Abstract

    We report a synthetic material, [Co2(bipy)3(SO 4)Z(H2O)2](bipy)(CH3OH), (1, where bipy = 4,4′-bipyridyl) that contains discrete reactive and inert structural motifs that undergo a reversible substitution reaction involving the concerted and spatially controlled introduction of bipyridine and methanol molecules at the reactive sites. This reaction defines the pore geometry of the resulting open-framework structure and controls the manner in which this structure sorbs small molecules. The molecules involved in the reaction are positioned by an array of well-defined interactions during their path to binding to the metal centers.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)977-980
    Number of pages3
    JournalScience
    Volume315
    Issue number5814
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 Feb 2007

    Keywords

    • ADSORPTION
    • {ADSORPTION
    • COORDINATION-POLYMER
    • {COORDINATION-POLYMER
    • FRAMEWORK MATERIAL
    • HYDROGEN
    • CRYSTALS
    • DESORPTION
    • {DESORPTION
    • FRAMEWORK
    • FRAMEWORK} {MATERIAL
    • hydrogen
    • {HYDROGEN
    • {MATERIAL

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