A new 8-connected self-penetrating metal–organic framework based on dinuclear cadmium clusters as secondary building units

A new metal–organic framework (MOF) based on metal clusters as secondary building units (SBU), has been synthesized and structurally characterized. The reported MOF presents an interesting 8-connected self-penetrating coordination network based on dinuclear cadmium cluster with a 424·5·63 topology. Moreover, the thermal stability and luminescence property of this compound have been investigated.

Graphical abstractA new metal–organic framework presents an interesting 8-connected self-penetrating coordination network based on dinuclear cadmium cluster with a 424·5·63 topology.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide