Two Homochiral Bimetallic Metal-Organic Frameworks Composed of a Paramagnetic Metalloligand and Chiral Camphorates: Multifunctional Properties of Sorption, Magnetism, and Enantioselective Separation

Two porous metalorganic frameworks [Co(Tt)(2)][Cu-4(D-cam)(4)]center dot 5H(2)O center dot DMF (1; Tt = tris(triazolyl)borate, D-H(2)cam = D-(+)-camphoric acid or (1R,3S)-1,2,2-trimethyl-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid) and [Co(Tt)(2)][Cu-4(L-cam)(4)]center dot 5H(2)O center dot 2DMF (2; L-H(2)cam = l-(-)-camphoric acid or (1S,3R)-1,2,2-trimethyl-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid) were prepared by mixing Cu2+, Co(Tt), and camphoric acid under solvothermal conditions. The structures of 1 and 2 reveal that the two-dimensional layers composed of chiral ligands and Cu-Cu paddlewheel units are connected through the metalloligands to form three-dimensional networks. It is noted that these solids show multifunctional properties such as gas adsorption onto the pores of the frameworks, antiferromagnetic coupling between spin carriers, and a small enantioselective separation of racemic alcohols.