Construction of metal–organic frameworks from 3-(6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-1-yl)propionate

Abstract

A series of metal–organic frameworks built from a propionate-functionalized purine-containing ligand 3-(6-oxo-6,9-dihydro-1H-purin-1-yl)propanoic acid (H2L), {[La(HL)3(H2O)2]·2H2O}n (1), {[Ce(HL)3(H2O)2]·4H2O}n (2), [Co(HL)2(H2O)2]n (3), {[Cd(L)(H2O)]·0.5H2O}n (4) and {[Pb(HL)(C2O4)0.5(H2O)]·2H2O}n (5), was synthesized and characterized. Isostructural 1 and 2 have polymeric chain structures further linked into 3-D porous supramolecular frameworks with 1-D open channels through complicated interchain hydrogen bonding interactions. At 77 K and 1 bar, the dehydrated porous materials 1 and 2 show adsorption behaviors with maximum nitrogen uptakes of 14 and 23 mL g−1, respectively. Complexes 3–5 are 2-D coordination polymers but have different topological structures. Metallohelicate 3 has (4,4) nets composed of left- and right-handed metal–organic helices sharing the common metal centers, but metallohelicate 4 possesses (4·82) topology and 5 has 63-topological structure. In 3 and 5, the polymeric layers are further assembled through regular interlayer hydrogen bonding interactions to form 3-D supramolecular frameworks. Additionally, the thermostabilities of 1–5 as well as the magnetism of 3 were also investigated.