Zeolitic metal-biomolecule frameworks based on supertetrahedral lithium clusters and hypoxanthine nucleobase

• This is the first combination of light-weight frameworks with nucleobase ligands.
• The unprecedented μ4-bridging model of hypoxanthine nucleobase greatly enriches its coordination applications in metal-biomolecule frameworks.
• The “light” metal supertetrahedral cluster that will display significant potentials in constructing “light” zeolitic materials.

Two “light” zeolitic cluster-organic frameworks are constructed from supertetrahedral pentanuclear lithium cluster and unprecedented μ4-hypoxanthine nucleobase.

The combination of supertetrahedral pentanuclear lithium cluster and unprecedented μ4-hypoxanthine nucleobase lead to the formation of “light” zeolitic cluster-organic frameworks.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide