In2(OH)3(BDC)1.5 (BDC=1,4-benzendicarboxylate):: An In(III) supramolecular 3D framework with catalytic activity

The new hybrid inorganic-organic polymer In-2(OH)(3)[O4C8H4](1.5) has been hydrothermally obtained. Conditions for the synthesis are reported. The crystal structure of this material has been established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction: it is monoclinic, with space group P2(1)/c (No. 14), a = 6.772(1) Angstrom, b = 10.329(2) Angstrom, c = 20.152(3) Angstrom, beta = 97.573(3)degrees. The In atoms are octahedrally coordinated by three hydroxide groups and three different molecules of carboxylate ligand. The resulting polymeric 3D structure can be envisaged as having been generated from a honeycomb (6,3) 2D that is cross-linked by the BDC organic anions. Data of IR and TGA-DTA studies, as well as the results of reduction of nitroaromatics and selective oxidation of organic sulfide reactions catalyzed by the new material, are reported.