Hole-Size Relationships in the Assembly of a Furandicarboxylate-Based Metallolinker in Praseodymium Coordination Polymers Synthesized under Basic Conditions

Jeffrey D. Einkauf, Joseph P. Karram, Natalie E. Greig, Benny C. Chan, Daniel T. De Lill

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Abstract

Two new coordination polymers have been synthesized with 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid upon base modification. The resulting structures are dependent on the base added. When KOH was used as base, potassium was incorporated into the two-dimensional coordination polymer, acting as a metallolinker to give [Pr2K2(OH)2(C6H2O5)3(H2O)3]·H2O (1). Synthesis with other alkali hydroxides produced a three-dimensional metal-organic framework, [Pr8(OH)6(C6H2O5)9(H2O)15]·3H2O (2), and the alkali metal cations were not incorporated into the structure. Hole-size effects with bite-angle analyses indicate that metallolinker formation depends on the cation size. The resulting compounds were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1085-1092
Number of pages8
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2016
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2016
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The authors would like to thank Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for funding this project, in particular the FAU''s Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry for funding part of this project (J. P. K.) along with the National Science Foundation MRI (grant no. 0922931; B. C. C.).

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation MRI0922931
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Florida Atlantic University

    Keywords

    • Coordination polymers
    • Furandicarboxylate
    • Lanthanides
    • Structure elucidation

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