Unique structural micro-adjustments in a new benzothiadiazole-derived Zn(ii) metal organic framework via simple photochemical decarboxylation

Xiao Han; Qing Cheng; Xiangru Meng; Zhichao Shao; Ke Ma; Donghui Wei; Jie Ding; Hongwei Hou

doi:10.1039/c7cc06125k

Unique structural micro-adjustments in a new benzothiadiazole-derived Zn(ii) metal organic framework via simple photochemical decarboxylation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Sep 14;53(74):10314-10317. doi: 10.1039/c7cc06125k.

Authors

Xiao Han¹, Qing Cheng, Xiangru Meng, Zhichao Shao, Ke Ma, Donghui Wei, Jie Ding, Hongwei Hou

Affiliation

¹ College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Henan 450001, China. houhongw@zzu.edu.cn jieding@zzu.edu.cn.

PMID: 28872178
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc06125k

Abstract

The first example of micro-adjustments of a metal organic framework (MOF) structure was observed in a new Zn(ii) MOF (Zn-BTDC-M1) derived from a benzothiadiazole-4,7-dicarboxylic acid (H₂BTDC) ligand using a light-driven decarboxylation process. Interestingly, such decarboxylation occurs at the non-chelated wing of the ligand, which induced a change in the capability of the MOF for physical N₂ adsorption and chemical NH₃ gas adsorption.