Three alkaline earth metal-organic frameworks based on fluorene-containing carboxylates: syntheses, structures and properties

Xinhui Zhou, Qiang Chen, Liang Li, Tao Yang, Jin Wang, Wei Huang

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Abstract

Three metal-organic frameworks, {[Mg2(MFDA)2(DMF)3]·0.5H2O}n (1), {[Ca(MFDA)(DMF)(H2O)]·0.5DMF}n (2) and [Ca(MFDA)(DMF)2]n (3) (DMF=N,N-dimethylformamide) have been synthesized by the solvothermal reactions between the ligand 9,9-dimethylfluorene-2,7-dicarboxylic acid (H2MFDA) and the corresponding metal salts, respectively. The single crystal X-ray structural analyses reveal that compounds 1–3 display three-dimensional structures based on the M(II)–O–C chains. It is interesting that the MFDA ligands in 1–3 have different dihedral angles between the two carboxylate groups ranging from 9.9(1)° to 41.8(2)°. All of compounds exhibit strong ligand-centered blue emissions under UV lights. Their thermal properties have also been studied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-121
Number of pages7
JournalScience China Chemistry
Volume60
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • alkaline earth
  • coordination polymers
  • fluorene
  • metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

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