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The single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) transformations of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are fascinating because we can directly observe the change of the crystal structure during the transformation process. It also greatly helps to understand the delicate interaction between the guest molecules and the skeleton framework and therefore fosters a deep understanding of gas storage and separation within the frameworks. Herein, we report two novel MOFs, [Cu-8(BCB)(4)(mu(3)-OH),(mu 3-OH)(2)(H2O)(8)(Py)(5)]center dot 16DMF center dot 52H(2)O (1) and [Cu-3(BCB)(2)(Py)(6)]center dot DMF center dot 11H(2)O (2) (Py = pyridine; DMF = N,N'-dimethylformamide), which were constructed through the self-assembly of Cu2+ and 4,4',4 ''-benzenetricarbonyltribenzoic acid (H3BCB) by a solvothermal reaction. Although the structure and coordination patterns of compound 1 are pretty different from those of 2, the two Cu-MOFs were prepared from identical ligands and similar reaction conditions. Interestingly, compound 1 will change to 2 wholly and gradually after the addition of a certain amount of Py with a small amount of dilute hydrochloric acid. This conversion represents a scarce example of SCSC transformation involving transition-metal-based MOFs. Moreover, with its microporous nature, compound 2 shows large carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake capability and good selectivity for CO2/N-2 separation. Furthermore, both compounds 1 and 2 could be used as excellent heterogeneous catalysts toward the cyanosilylation reaction under solvent-free conditions.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ISSN: 0020-1669
Year: 2022
Issue: 3
Volume: 61
Page: 1360-1367
4 . 6
JCR@2022
4 . 3 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:74
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
Cited Count:
WoS CC Cited Count: 10
SCOPUS Cited Count: 10
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 2