A Porous Framework Polymer Based on a Zinc(II) 4,4‘-Bipyridine-2,6,2‘,6‘-tetracarboxylate:  Synthesis, Structure, and “Zeolite-Like” Behaviors

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 128; no. 33; pp. 10745 - 10753
• Main Authors: Lin, Xiang, Blake, Alexander J, Wilson, Claire, Sun, Xue Zhong, Champness, Neil R, George, Michael W, Hubberstey, Peter, Mokaya, Robert, Schröder, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 23.08.2006
• Subjects: Chemistry; Coordination compounds; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Heterocyclic compounds; Heterocyclic compounds with only one n hetero atom and condensed derivatives; Inorganic chemistry and origins of life; Kinetics and mechanisms; Organic chemistry; Preparations and properties; Reactivity and mechanisms; Water; Methane; Molecular structure; Nitrogen heterocycle; Molecular interaction; Chiral compound; Metal; Porous material; Thermal stability; Pyridine derivatives; Carboxylic acid; Chirality; Helical structure; Chemical synthesis; Space group; Organic compounds; Complexation; Zinc II Chlorides; Pore structure; Zinc II; Polymer; Bipyridines; Desorption; Zeolite; Zinc II Compounds; Organic solvent; Adsorption; Kinetics; Porosity; Surface area; Inclusion compound; Hydrogen bond; Crystalline structure

The robust metal−organic framework compound {[Zn2(L)]·4H2O}∞ I has been synthesized by hydrothermal reaction of ZnCl2 and 4,4‘-bipyridine-2,6,2‘,6‘-tetracarboxylic acid (H4L). Compound I crystallizes in a chiral space group, P42212, with the chirality generated by the helical chains of hydrogen-bond...