Metal cation-dependent construction of two 3-D interpenetrating networks based on the ligand 1-(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,2,4-triazole

•Two metal cation-dependent 3-D d10 metal-organic frameworks 1-2 were constructed.•1 and 2 present 5-/4-fold interpenetrating diamondoid networks, respectively.•1-D channels in MOF 2 makes it show a selective adsorption of CO2 over N2/H2.

Two d10 metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with 1-(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,2,4-triazole (Hcpt), namely [Zn(cpt)2]n(1) and {[Cd(cpt)2] · 2DMF}n (2), have been solvothermally synthesized by fine control over synthetic conditions, and structurally characterized. The results reveal that compound 1, once reported in literature, crystallizes in the acentric Cc space groups, in which the tetrahedral Zn2 + center in 1 coordinates to two triazole nitrogen atoms and two carboxylate oxygen atoms from four μ2 − η1:η1 bridging cpt− ligands, leading to a noncentrosymmetric 5-fold interpenetrating diamondoid 3-D network. On the other hand, new compound 2 has orthorhombic and space group Pbc21, in which distorted octahedral Cd2 + center in 2 coordinates to two triazole nitrogen atoms and two carboxylate oxygen atoms from four μ2 − η1:η1:η1 bridging cpt− ligands, resulting in an interesting 4-fold interpenetrating diamondoid 3-D network structures containing 1-D channels with a cross section of 9.5 × 9.3 Å. Considering their different topological structures, the gas adsorption experiments of 2 were carried out, and the results show that 2 presents a selective adsorption of CO2 over N2/H2. Moreover, the fluorescent properties of compounds 1 and 2 were also studied.

Graphical abstractTwo 3-D d10MOFs 1-2 were metal cation-dependent, in which 1 is a 5-fold interpenetrating diamondoid network, while 2 is an interesting 4-fold interpenetrating diamondoid 3-D network structures containing 1-D channels presenting a selective adsorption of CO2 over N2/H2.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide