Directing the Morphology, Packing, and Properties of Chiral MetalOrganic Frameworks by Cation Exchange

Maria Chiara di Gregorio, Qiang Wen, Linda J W Shimon, Ifat Kaplan-Ashiri, Tatyana Bendikov, Gregory Leitus, Miri Kazes, Dan Oron, Michal Lahav, Milko Erik van der Boom

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Abstract

We show that metal-organic frameworks, based on tetrahedral pyridyl ligands, can be used as a morphological and structural template to form a series of isostructural crystals having different metal ions and properties. An iterative crystal-to-crystal conversion has been demonstrated by consecutive cation exchanges. The primary manganese-based crystals are characterized by an uncommon space group ( P622 ). The packing includes chiral channels that can mediate the cation exchange, as indicated by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy on microtome-sectioned crystals. The observed cation exchange is in excellent agreement with the Irving-Williams series (Mn < Fe < Co < Ni < Cu > Zn) associated with the relative stability of the resulting coordination nodes. Furthermore, we demonstrate how the metal cation controls the optical and magnetic properties. The crystals maintain their morphology, allowing a quantitative comparison of their properties at both the ensemble and single-crystal level.<br />
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202205238
Number of pages9
JournalAngewandte Chemie (International ed.)
Volume61
Issue number34
Early online date20 May 2022
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Aug 2022

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