title: Selective incorporation of functional dicarboxylates into zinc metal-organic frameworks.
abstract: Zinc(II) nitrate reacts with different ratios of 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (H(2)bdc) and 2-halo-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (H(2)bdc-X, X = Br or I) to give [Zn(4)O(bdc)(3-x)(bdc-X)(x)], in which preferential incorporation of bdc is observed. The selective incorporation is related to crystal growth rates, and the proportion of incorporated bdc-X rises with increasing reaction time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. a.d.burrows@bath.ac.uk
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.forename: Laura C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Rigby