Construction of Titanium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks Based on the Ti/Cu Heteronuclear Cluster

Presented here are two titanium-based metal-organic frameworks (Ti-MOFs) based on well-defined [Ti6Cu6(mu(3)-O)(2)(mu(2)-O)(9)(HSO4)(2)(SO4)(6)], which can be easily obtained from a cheap Ti source and CuSO4 and exhibited interesting magnetic properties. Furthermore, this clusters can be isolated in pure phase. Numerous uncoordinated sites of SO4 and labile ligands on the Ti and Cu centers of this cluster make it a good candidate as a secondary building unit to construct various Ti-MOFs in the future.

Automated summary

This study presents two titanium-based metal-organic frameworks with interesting magnetic properties, easily obtained from cheap sources. These clusters can be isolated in pure phase and hold potential as secondary building units for constructing various Ti-MOFs in the future.