Unusual oxidation of an N-heterocycle ligand in a metal-organic framework

Zhangang Han; Yulong Zhao; Jun Peng; Carlos J Gómez-García

doi:10.1021/ic700432p

Unusual oxidation of an N-heterocycle ligand in a metal-organic framework

Inorg Chem. 2007 Jul 9;46(14):5453-5. doi: 10.1021/ic700432p. Epub 2007 Jun 14.

Authors

Zhangang Han¹, Yulong Zhao, Jun Peng, Carlos J Gómez-García

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of Ministry of Education, Institute of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.

PMID: 17567124
DOI: 10.1021/ic700432p

Abstract

An in situ ligand reaction from the pyridine cycle to -COO- in the copper-organic framework is achieved under hydrothermal conditions. Compound [Cu2(bpa)4] [1; bpa=5-(4-bromophenyl)picolinic acid] exhibits a one-dimensional chain architecture based on weak Cu-O interactions. The mechanism of ligand transformation is discussed.