Inverted metal-organic frameworks: isoreticular decoration with organic anions using principles of supramolecular chemistry

A structural study of two-dimensional inverted metal-organic frameworks demonstrates that the interior cavities of the framework structures can be systematically modified by changing the organic anion of a Cu(II)-paddlewheel unit. Changing the anion allows modifications to the shapes and sizes of the cavities in a series of isoreticular frameworks. The construction of the frameworks is based on the application of a tetrafunctional organic cyclobutane ligand synthesized in the organic solid state.

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The structural study showed that modifying the organic anion of a Cu(II)-paddlewheel unit can systematically change the interior cavities of two-dimensional inverted metal-organic frameworks. This allows for modifications in the shapes and sizes of the cavities in a series of isoreticular frameworks, constructed based on a tetrafunctional organic cyclobutane ligand synthesized in the organic solid state.