A Tetrahedral Water Tetramer in a Zeolite-like Metal−Organic Framework Constructed from {(H3O)2[Fe6O{(OCH2)3CCH3}4Cl6]·4H2O}

• Published in: Crystal growth & design Vol. 6; no. 6; pp. 1264 - 1266
• Main Authors: Jiang, Guoqing, Bai, Junfeng, Xing, Hang, Li, Yizhi, You, Xiaozeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington,DC American Chemical Society 07.06.2006
• Subjects: Chemistry; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Ion-exchange; Organic compounds; Organometalloidal and organometallic compounds; Physics; Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography; Structure of specific crystalline solids; Surface physical chemistry; Iron oxide; Stacking sequence; Stabilization; Tetramer; Organometallic compound; Zeolite; Experimental study; Fill factor; Single crystal; Hydrogen bond
• DOI: 10.1021/cg0600389
• ISSN: 1528-7483

For the first time, a tetrahedral water tetramer was observed in a zeolite-like metal−organic framework constructed from {(H3O)2[Fe6O{(OCH2)3CCH3}4Cl6]·4H2O}, in which the host plays an important role in stabilization of this unstable species predicted by theoretical calculations.