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Aust. J. Chem. 2013, 66, 464–469
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Soft 2D Layer Porous Coordination Polymers
with 1,2-Di(4-pyridyl)ethane
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Keisuke Kishida, Satoshi Horike,
Kanokwan Kongpatpanich,
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and Susumu Kitagawa
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Research and Development Center, Showa Denko K. K., 2, Oaza, Nakanosu,
Oita 870-0189, Japan.
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Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School
of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan.
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Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi,
Saitama 332-0012, Japan.
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Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University,
Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Japan Science and Technology Agency, ERATO, Kitagawa Integrated Pores Project,
Kyoto Research Park Bldg #3, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8815, Japan.
Corresponding author. Email: kitagawa@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Porous coordination polymer compounds consisting of Zn2þ, 1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethane, and dicarboxylates were synthe-
sised and their crystal structures were determined. These are doubly interpenetrated 2D layer structures, and the flexibility
of porous structures is dependent on the substituent group of the dicarboxylate. From gas adsorption studies, distinct
adsorption isotherms were observed for CO2, CH4, C2H4, and C2H6 at 195 K and 273 K, respectively.
Manuscript received: 11 October 2012.
Manuscript accepted: 8 January 2013.
Published online: 29 January 2013.
Zn2þ, isophthalate, dpa, and one DMF molecule. The Zn2þ ion
is in a tetrahedral geometry, and coordinated by two nitrogen
atoms (N1 and N2) from two dpa molecules and two carbox-
ylates (O1 and O3). The Zn–N bond lengths are in the range of
Introduction
Synthesis and characterisation of porous coordination polymers
(PCPs) or metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been of
significant interest due to their potential applications for gas
storage, separation, magnetism, and catalysis.[1] To construct
open frameworks, a combination of a divalent metal cation,
neutral dipyridyl ligand, and an anionic dicarboxylate is a useful
approach.[2] Mixed ligand compounds have potential for organic
functionality in the pore, because one of the ligands enables
stable porosity, and the other provides a functional site. For
frameworks with dipyridyl and dicarboxylate, only a limited
number of examples have been reported.[3] To explore the
rational synthesis of PCP/MOFs, it is important to discover a
new series of mixed-ligand type compounds. Herein, we
demonstrate the syntheses of three two-dimensional (2D) layer
structures, {[Zn(5-R-isophthalate)(dpa)](DMF)}n (1’DMF:
R ¼ H, 2’DMF: R ¼ OMe, 3’DMF: R ¼ Me, dpa ¼ 1,2-di(4-
pyridyl)ethane) comprised of Zn2þ, 5-substituted isophthalate,
and dpa, by using DMF as a template solvent.
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2.024–2.053 A, and the Zn–O bond lengths are 1.969–1.986 A,
respectively. All three compounds have a space group of
orthorhombic Pbca. The 2D layer is sql topology (Fig. 1a).[3]
Two 2D layers are interpenetrated into each other, and run along
the b axis. The interpenetrated layer structures are stacked with
the plane of isophthalate ligands of adjacent layers (Fig. 1b). 1D
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channels are created with a cross-section of ,3.0 ꢀ 4.5 A .
The channels are surrounded with aromatic rings of dpa and
dicarboxylate, and hydrophobic pores are formed. One DMF
molecule per unit cell is trapped as a guest molecule. Guest-
accessible void volumes of 1’DMF, 2’DMF, 3’DMF are
calculated to be 21.7, 23.6, and 23.0 % (probe molecule
[4]
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radius ¼ 1.4 A) using PLATON software.
1’DMF and 3’DMF are the isomers of previously reported
compounds [Zn(ip)(dpa)][5a,b] and [Zn(5-Meip)(dpa), where
ip ¼ isophthalate].[5c] The crystal structures of the reported
compounds are four-connected 3D (65.8)-dmp topology with
three-fold interpenetration or 2D sql topology with multiple
interpenetration. The 3D assembled structures are different from
1’DMF and 3’DMF. The reported compounds are obtained
using water or alcohols as solvent, whereas 1’DMF and
3’DMF are constructed with DMF. The difference of solvent
provides the different crystal structures. On the other hand, one
Results and Discussion
Single crystal X-ray structural analyses confirmed that
1’DMF, 2’DMF, and 3’DMF form structurally similar
motifs. These are two-fold interpenetrating 2D coordination
networks. Fig. 1 shows the crystal structure of 1’DMF. The
asymmetric unit of the three compounds consist of one each of
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