Fast Detection of Water and Organic Molecules by a Change of Color in an Iron(II) Microporous Spin-Crossover Coordination Polymer

Munoz-Lara FJ; Gaspar AB; Munoz MC; Lysenko AB; Domasevitch KV; Real JA

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.51, No.24, 13078-13080, 2012

Munoz-Lara FJ, Gaspar AB, Munoz MC, Lysenko AB, Domasevitch KV, Real JA

Here we present a novel three-dimensional iron(II) spin-crossover porous coordination polymer based on the bis(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)adamantane (tr(2)ad) ligand and the [Au(CN)(2)](-) metalloligand anions with the formula {Fe-3(tr(2)ad)(4)Au(CN)(2))](2)}[Au(CN)(2)](4)center dot G. The sorption/desorption of guest molecules, water, and five/six-membered-ring organic molecules is easily detectable because the guest-free and -loaded frameworks present drastically distinct coloration and spin-state configurations.