Structural response to desolvation in a pyridyl-phenanthrene diarylethene-based metal-organic framework

Authors

Ian M. Walton, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Jordan M. Cox, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Travis B. Mitchell, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Nicholas P. Bizier, Daemen College
Jason B. Benedict, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Department

Natural Sciences

Document Type

Article

Publication Source

CrystEngComm

Publication Date

2016-01-01

Volume

18

Issue

41

First Page

7972

Last Page

7977

Abstract

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016. A phenanthrene-based diarylethene linker with linear pyridyl connectivity, 4,4′-(9,10-bis(2,5-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)phenanthrene-2,7-diyl)dipyridine linker (TPDPy) was prepared and subsequently used to synthesize an air-stable metal-organic framework, UBMOF-3 (Zn3(BDC)3(TPDPy)1(DMF)1.5, BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide). Upon irradiation with ultraviolet light, this photo-responsive framework, composed of terephthalate, TPDPy, and zinc pinwheels, exhibits strong linear dichroism consistent with the crystal structure. Activation (desolvation) of the crystal leads to a significant change in the crystal structure that improves the ability to crystallographically resolve the photochromic linker.

DOI

10.1039/c6ce01783e

Recommended Citation

Walton, Ian M.; Cox, Jordan M.; Mitchell, Travis B.; Bizier, Nicholas P.; and Benedict, Jason B., "Structural response to desolvation in a pyridyl-phenanthrene diarylethene-based metal-organic framework" (2016). Articles & Book Chapters. 225.
https://digitalcommons.daemen.edu/faculty_scholar/225

https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ce01783e