title: Robust hydrogen-bonded self-assemblies from biimidazole complexes. Synthesis and structural characterization of [M(biimidazole)2(OH2)2]2+ (M = Co2+, Ni2+) complexes and carboxylate modules.
abstract: A robust heteromeric hydrogen-bonded synthon [R2(2) (9)-Id] is exploited to drive the modular self-assembly of four coordination complexes [M(H2biim)2(OH2)2]2+ (M = Co2+, Ni2+) and carboxylate counterions. This strategy allowed us to build molecular architectures of 0-, 1-, and 2-dimensions. A hydrogen-bonded 2D-network with cavities has been designed, which maintains its striking integrity after reversible water desorption-resorption processes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Síntesis y Caracterización de Nuevos Materiales, Centro de Química, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Apartado 21827, Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela. ratencio@ivic.ve
authors.forename: Reinaldo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atencio
authors.forename: Mirbel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chacón
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Briceño
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agrifoglio
authors.forename: Anibal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sierraalta
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D007093:Imidazoles; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D003035:Cobalt; D009532:Nickel