The role of weak interactions in controlling the mode of interpenetration in hybrid ultramicroporous materials.
The aromatic core in dipyridyl linker ligands is found to impact the mode of 2-fold interpenetration in hybrid ultramicroporous materials formed by pillared square grid networks. An analysis of the crystal structures suggests that linker conformation and weak interactions between the linkers in adjacent networks might explain this phenomenon.
Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Co. Limerick, Ireland. xtal@ul.ie.
Alankriti
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-8031
A
Bajpai
Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Co. Limerick, Ireland. xtal@ul.ie.
Matteo
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9067-7802
M
Lusi
Department of Chemical Sciences and Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Co. Limerick, Ireland. xtal@ul.ie.
Michael J
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1360-540X
MJ
Zaworotko