abstract
A new metal-organic framework compound, poly[[mu(7)-dihydrogen (4,5-dicyano1,2-phenylene) diphosphonato](oxonium) caesium], [Cs(C8H4N2O6P2)(H3O)](n) (I), based on Cs+ and the organic linker 4,5-dicyano-1,2-phenylene) bis(phosphonic acid, (H(4)cpp), containing two distinct coordinating functional groups, has been prepared by a simple diffusion method and its crystal structure is reported. The coordination polymeric structure is based on a CsO8N2 complex unit comprising a monodentate hydronium cation, seven O-atom donors from two phosphonium groups of the (H(2)cpp)(2-) ligand, and two N-atom donors from bridging cyano groups. The high level of connectivity from both the metal cation and the organic linker allow the formation of a compact and dense three-dimensional network without any crystallization solvent. Topologically (I) is a seven-connected uninodal network with an overall Schafli symbol of {4(17).6(4)}. Metal cations form an undulating inorganic layer, which is linked by strong and highly directional O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen-bonding interactions. These metallic layers are, in turn, connected by the organic ligands along the [010] direction to form the overall three-dimensional framework structure.
keywords
COORDINATION POLYMERS; TOPOLOGIES
subject category
Crystallography
authors
Mendes, RF; Venkatramaiah, N; Tome, JPC; Paz, FAA
our authors
Filipe Alexandre Almeida Paz
Principal Researcher
Ricardo Faria Mendes
Junior Researcher
Venkatramaiah Nutalapati
Post-doc Fellowshipacknowledgements
(a) Funding sources and entities: Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal), the European Union, QREN, FEDER through Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade (COMPETE), CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials (Ref. FCT UID/CTM/50011/2013) financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC and when applicable co-financed by FEDER under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement. (b) Projects and individual grants: We wish to thank the FCT for funding the R&D project FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-041282 (Ref. FCT EXPL/CTM-NAN/0013/2013), and also CICECO for specific funding towards the purchase of the single-crystal diffractometer. The FCT is also gratefully acknowledged for the post-doctoral research grant No. SFRH/BPD/79000/2011 (to NV) and the PhD research grant No. SFRH/BD/84231/2012 (to RFM).