Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.52, No.3, 1164-1166, 2013
A Route to Metal-Organic Frameworks through Framework Templating
A microporous metal organic framework (MOF), PCN-922 [Cu-4(ETTB)], containing a dendritic octatopic organic linker and a Cu-2-paddlewheel structural motif, has been synthesized by using a Zn-2-paddlewheel-based MOP as a template to prearrange the linkers for the Cu-2-based MOF target. PCN-922 shows permanent porosity and excellent gas adsorption capacity.