Crystallographic characterization of the metal-organic framework Fe₂(bdp)₃ upon reductive cation insertion.

ABSTRACT: Precisely locating extra-framework cations in anionic metal-organic framework compounds remains a long-standing, yet crucial, challenge for elucidating structure-performance relationships in functional materials. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction is one of the most powerful approaches for this task, but single crystals of frameworks often degrade when subjected to post-synthetic metalation or reduction. Here, we demonstrate the growth of sizable single crystals of the robust metal-organic framework Fe₂(bdp)₃ (bdp^2- = benzene-1,4-dipyrazolate) and employ single-crystal-to-single-crystal chemical reductions to access the solvated framework materials A₂Fe₂(bdp)₃·yTHF (A = Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺). X-

SUBMITTER: Biggins N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8163410 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature