The impact of metal ions on photoinduced electron-transfer properties: four photochromic metal–organic frameworks based on a naphthalenediimide chromophore

• Published in: CrystEngComm Vol. 20; no. 17; pp. 2430 - 2439
• Main Authors: Xu, Hui-Ling, Zeng, Xiao-Shan, Li, Jie, Xu, Yu-Ci, Qiu, Hai-Jiang, Xiao, Dong-Rong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Subjects: Cations; Change detection; Color; Diamonds; Diffraction; Electrons; Infrared spectroscopy; Metal ions; Metal-organic frameworks; Photochromism; Photoluminescence; Photosensitivity; Properties (attributes); Self-assembly; Single crystals; X ray powder diffraction; X-ray diffraction

Four novel photochromic metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) self-assembled from a naphthalenediimide-based ligand and different metal cations, [Zn 2 (BINDI)(DMA) 2 ]·2DMA ( 1 ), [Cd(H 4 BINDI)(H 2 BINDI)]·4DMF ( 2 ), [Ca 2 (HBINDI)Cl(DMA) 3 ]·DMA ( 3 ), [Ba 4 (BINDI) 2 (DMF) 7 ]·7DMF ( 4 ) (H 4 BINDI =...