title: Two- and three-fold interpenetrated metal-organic frameworks from one-pot crystallization.
abstract: Two different three-dimensional interpenetrating metal-organic frameworks, {[Co(bpe)(muco)](DMF)(H 2O)} n ( 1) and {[Co(bpe)(muco)(H 2O) 2].4(H 2O)} n ( 2) [bpe = 4,4'-bipyridyl ethylene, H 2-muco = trans,trans-muconic acid, DMF = dimethyl formamide] have been co-crystallized in one-pot reaction. This work offers some insights into the intricacy of designing coordination polymers with variable interpenetration, showing new modes of entanglements. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that the compound 1 has a highly distorted cubic (alpha-Po) net with 2-fold interpenetrated structures while compound 2 displays a 3-fold interpenetrating net-work with an unprecedented 6 (6) topology which is different from other well-known 4-connected nets such as diamond or hexagonal diamond. Despite varied interpenetrations, both compounds retain open channels, filled with aggregated guest solvent molecules. As far as the ratios of Co/muco/bpe are concerned, these two complexes can be considered as supramolecular isomers. Formation of a particular isomer in major quantity can be obtained by varying the countercation of the muconate salt in different solvents, by layering, and by changing the order of the components.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, 3 Science Drive 3, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hedayetullah
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mir
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Jagadese J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vittal