October 14, 2005
Journal Article

A coordinatively saturated sulfate encapsulated in a metal-organic framework functionalized with urea hydrogen-bonding groups

Abstract

A functional coordination polymer decorated with urea hydrogen-bonding donor groups has been designed for optional binding of sulfate; self-assembly of a tripodal tri-urea linker with Ag2SO4 resulted in the formation of a 1D metal-organic framework that encapsulated SO42- anions via twelve complementary hydrogen bonds, which represents the highest coordination number observed for sulfate in a natural or synthetic host.

Revised: January 27, 2006 | Published: October 14, 2005

Citation

Custelcean R., B.A. Moyer, and B.P. Hay. 2005. A coordinatively saturated sulfate encapsulated in a metal-organic framework functionalized with urea hydrogen-bonding groups. Chemical Communications. PNNL-SA-45456. doi:10.1039/b511809c