title: 1-D infinite array of metalloporphyrin cages.
abstract: The reaction of Co(II) with 5,15-dipyridyl-10,20-diphenylporphyrin (H(2)DPyP) produces the first metal-organic coordination polymer supported by a trans meso-bifunctional porphyrin ligand. Formulated empirically as [Co(3)(DPyP)(3)] x 4DMF, this compound exhibits a ribbonlike coordination network consisting of tetranuclear metalloporphyrin cages. The DMF guest molecules fill the intra-ribbon cages as well as the inter-ribbon space. Evacuation of [Co(3)(DPyP)(3)] x 4DMF at 130 degrees C generates [Co(3)(DPyP)(3)] that retains crystallinity, as shown by its powder X-ray diffraction pattern, which is consistent with that of [Co(3)(DPyP)(3)] x 4DMF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xiaoying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hoa-Loan N
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Emge
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiaotai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang