title: A mixed ligand route for the construction of tetrahedrally coordinated porous lithium frameworks.
abstract: Reported here are two 4-connected 3D frameworks based on monomeric lithium nodes, which are synthesized through a mixed ligand route. By combining a negatively charged imidazole ligand and a neutral bis(imidazolyl)methane ligand (or one of its derivatives), neutral frameworks adopting chiral quartz-dual and diamond topologies have been obtained. These materials have low framework density and can reversibly adsorb hydrogen gas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xianhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.forename: Pingyun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feng