title: Single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation from 1 D staggered-sculls chains to 3 D NbO-type metal-organic framework through [2+2] photodimerization.
abstract: A new approach to synthesize 3D structures through a [2+2] photodimerization process has been carried out by transforming two isostructures of 1D staggered-sculls chains [M(1,2-chdc)(bpe)(2)(H(2)O)(2)]⋅H(2)O (M = Zn, Mn) into 3D NbO-type metal-organic frameworks through UV irradiation in single-crystal-to-single-crystal mode. (see figure; bpe = trans-1,2-(bis(4-pyridyl)ethene, chdc =cyclohexanedicarboxylate).
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China.
authors.forename: Yong-Cong
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Da-Shuai
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Zhi
authors.forename: Wen-Ting
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhao-Ping
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Ming-Liang
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tong