title: TOF-2: a large 1D channel thorium organic framework.
abstract: A new neutral 1D channel thorium organic framework material (TOF-2) has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. TOF-2 exhibits a hexagonal channel structure consisting of eight-coordinate ThO6F2 polyhedra and 1,3,5-benzentricarboxylate ligands. The channels run along the c-axis and are approximately 13 A in diameter. The single-crystal X-ray structure suggests that the amount of void space is 41%. The structure is stable to ca. 400 degrees C. Gas adsorption measurements show deferential gas uptake behavior.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Kang Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ok
authors.forename: Jaeyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Robert M J
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Dermot
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Hare