Water‐Soluble Manganese Inorganic Polymers: The Role of Carborane Clusters and Producing Large Structural Adjustments from Minor Molecular Changes

A Reversible Phase Transition of 2D Coordination Layers by B-H∙∙∙Cu(II) Interactions in a Coordination Polymer

Materials that combine flexibility and open metal sites are crucial for myriad applications. In this article, we report a 2D coordination polymer (CP) assembled from CuII ions and a flexible meta-carborane-based linker [Cu₂(L1)₂(Solv)₂]•xSolv (1-DMA, 1-DMF, and 1-MeOH; L1: 1,7-di(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,7-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane). 1-DMF undergoes an unusual example of reversible phase transition on solvent treatment (i.e., MeOH and CH₂Cl₂). Solvent exchange, followed by thermal activation provided a new porous phase that exhibits an estimated Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 301 m² g^-1 and is capable of a CO₂ uptake of 41 cm³ g^-1. The transformation is reversible and 1-DMF is reformed on addition of DMF to the porous phase. We provide evidence for the reversible process being the result of the formation/cleavage of weak but attractive B-H∙∙∙Cu interactions by a combination of single-crystal (SCXRD), powder (PXRD) X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and DFT calculations.

All inorganic coordination polymers have been made possible with the m-carboranylphosphinate ligand

New examples of 1D coordination polymers (CPs) and complexes containing the purely inorganic carboranylphosphinate ligand [1-OPH(O)-1,7-closo-C2B10H11]- are reported. The reaction of Na[1-OPH(O)-1,7-closo-C2B10H11] salt with MCl2 (M = Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd) in MeOH or EtOH leads to compounds 1-8. All compounds have been exhaustively characterized by analytical and spectroscopic techniques. X-ray analysis and spectroscopy characterization revealed the differences between the isolated compounds: 1D polymeric chains (CPs) with carboranylphosphinate ligand bridges have been obtained with MnII, CdII or ZnII centres, whereas compounds with low nuclearity have been isolated with CuII, CoII and NiII. No polymeric structures were obtained in the CoII and NiII complexes due to the higher affinity of these metals for water than that for the m-carboranylphosphinate and accordingly, these complexes generate supramolecular hydrophobic/hydrophilic structures. The reactivity of manganese polymer 1 with water leads to the breakage of the polymer with the formation of a new mononuclear compound 2, and that in methanol leads back to the initial polymer 1. However, the reactivity of polymer 1 with 2,2'-bpy maintains the core present in the initial polymer, leading to the CP 3, which in methanol/water medium produces species of lower nuclearity. The magnetic properties of the compounds studied show weak antiferromagnetic coupling.

The Diphosphorus Complex [Cp2Mo2(CO)4(η2-P2)] as a Building Block for the Synthesis of Mixed-Hybrid Coordination Polymers

The three-component reaction of the tetrahedral diphosphorus complex [Cp2Mo2(CO)4(η2-P2)] (1), with Ag[BF4] (2) in the presence of 2,2'-bipyrimidine (3) leads to the formation of the two novel two-dimensional networks 4 and 5. Compound 4 is a new two-dimensional organometallic-organic hybrid polymer, while derivative 5 represents a unique two-dimensional organometallic-inorganic-organic hybrid polymer. These results show the possibility of synthesizing a new class of coordination polymers, which could not be obtained from two-component reactions with organic molecules in addition of metal ions.

Icosahedral boron clusters: a perfect tool for the enhancement of polymer features

Boron clusters and organic molecules display manifestly different electronic, physical, chemical and geometrical characteristics. These differences highlight the complementarity of organic synthons and boron clusters, and therefore the feasibility of producing hybrid polymers incorporating both types of fragments. This review focuses on the development of hybrid organic-inorganic π conjugated, silane, siloxane and coordination polymers containing icosahedral boron clusters in the last few decades, which have received considerable academic and technological interest due to the combination of the electronic, optical and thermal properties of traditional inorganic materials with many of the desirable properties of organic plastics, including mechanical flexibility and low production costs.

Carving a 1D CoII-carboranylcarboxylate system by using organic solvents to create stable trinuclear molecular analogues: complete structural and magnetic studies

An unprecedented strategy for the synthesis of a 1D Co^II carboranylcarboxylate polymer and their linear trinuclear derivatives.

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding stabilizes the nuclearity of complexes. A comparative study based on the H-carborane and Me-carborane framework

The H– on the adjacent carbon of the carboranylcarboxylate ligand is responsible for intramolecular interactions that stabilize the nuclearity of Cu(ii) complexes.