Crystalline Cu(ii) metal-organic frameworks based on a carboxamide pincer ligand and an NCONCON-Pd(ii) pincer complex

Siphelele S.P. Malaza, Gift Mehlana, Ocean Cheung, Roger Hunter, Banothile C.E. Makhubela

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Abstract

Two new metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with copper(ii) paddlewheel secondary building units are presented.Cu-MOFandPd@Cu-MOFwere prepared in open air at room temperature from a pincer ligand 4,4′-((pyridine-2,6-dicarbonyl)bis(azanediyl))dibenzoic acid (L1) and a pincer complex NCONCON-Pd(ii) (C1), respectively. The two crystalline 2-D frameworksPd@Cu-MOFandCu-MOFwere characterized as microporous materials with Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface areas of 12 m2g−1and 33 m2g−1, respectively. Gas adsorption experiments revealed a low uptake of carbon dioxide by these materials attributed to crystal-to-crystal transformation of the MOFs upon activation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7418-7424
Number of pages7
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume23
Issue number42
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Nov 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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