In situ formation and solid-state oxidation of a triselenane NSeN-pincer MOF

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jan 28;56(8):1286-1289. doi: 10.1039/c9cc07851g.

Abstract

Controlled partial decomposition of 2-selenonicotinic acid in the presence of Co2+ or Ni2+ resulted in the in situ formation of an unusual MOF based on triselenane ligands (RSeSeSeR) coordinated to M2+ centers as NSeN-pincers. Post-synthetic oxidation by treatment with aqueous H2O2 facilitates its solid-state conversion into a RSeO2- molecular coordination complex, which was tracked via powder X-ray diffraction studies and by single-crystal structural resolution of the final product.