A Metal–Organic Framework with the Zeolite MTN Topology Containing Large Cages of Volume 2.5 nm3

Abstract

If you look for holes, you will find them in a novel 3D metal–organic framework complex with zeolite MTN topology. The framework of [{Cd(H2O)3}34(N4C6H12)17]Cl68⋅46 H2O⋅68 DMF greatly expands the original structure of MTN and contains large cages with a volume of about 2522 Å3 (see structure). MTN=zeolite socony mobil – thirty-nine, DMF=N,N-dimethylformamide.