The first porous MOF with photoswitchable linker molecules

Dalton Trans. 2011 Apr 28;40(16):4217-22. doi: 10.1039/c0dt01629b. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

Abstract

We synthesized a porous twofold interpenetrated MOF [Zn(2)(NDC)(2)(1)] (coined CAU-5) using 3-azo-phenyl-4,4'-bipyridine (1), 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and Zn(NO(3))(2)·6H(2)O. The azo-functionality protrudes into the pores, and can be switched, by irradiation with UV light (365 nm), from the thermodynamically stable trans-isomer to the cis-isomer. Back-switching was achieved thermally and with an irradiation wavelength of λ(max) = 440 nm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 2,2'-Dipyridyl / chemistry
  • Azo Compounds / chemistry
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Ultraviolet Rays*
  • Zinc / chemistry*

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • 2,2'-Dipyridyl
  • Zinc