Two Metal-Organic Frameworks with a Fused Cis-Decalin Conformation for Multimedia Iodine Capture

The extensive growth of nuclear power plants has a severe detrimental effect on human health and the surroundings due to the uncontrolled and unfiltered release of radioactive wastes into the environment. One such radioactive waste is 129I which has a fatal effect when released into the air or water bodies. Hence, molecular and ionic iodine capture from multimedia has become an important area of interest in the recent past. This work is aimed at introducing two 2D metal-organic frameworks with a fused cis-decalin conformation, {[Zn2(tpbn)(fdc)2]·6H2O}n (1) and {[Cd2(tpbn)(fdc)2(H2O)2]·2H2O}n (2), synthesized at room temperature utilizing a combination of M(OAc)2·2H2O (M: Zn/Cd), a neutral flexible ligand, tpbn, and a simple commercially available furan dicarboxylate, fdc2-, for the target application. The polarizing nature of the furan moieties and the oxygen rich pores in 1 and 2 facilitate the easy capture of molecular iodine from both the vapor phase and aqueous media with high uptake values. Furthermore, their efficiency was tested for the practical application under real-world conditions using river and seawater. In addition to confirming their recyclability with the retention of structural integrity, the interaction between 1 and 2 with iodine has also been established with experimental and theoretical calculations.

Three ZnII Coordination Polymers Based on 1,2-Naphthalenedicarboxylate and Different 4,4′-Bipyridyl-like Bridging Co-ligands: Structural Regulation and Properties

Three new ZnII coordination polymers, namely [Zn(ndc)]n (1), {[Zn(ndc)(bpe)]·1.25H2O}n (2), and {[Zn(ndc)(bpee)]·1.25H2O}n (3), were prepared based on in situ reaction of 1,2-naphthalenedicarboxylic anhydride (ndca) with two different 4,4′-bipyridyl-like bridging co-ligands, bpe and bpee (ndc = 1,2-naphthalenedicarboxylate, bpe = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane, and bpee = trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene). In 1, the ZnII and ndc ligands are directly involved in the polymeric frameworks, forming a 2D (43.63) layered network. Complexes 2 and 3 similarly consist of Zn2(ndc)2 binuclear units that are linked by bpe and bpee ligands, respectively, into a 2D (44.62) sheet. However, further analysis indicates that 2 and 3 feature the similar 2-fold interpenetrating structure linked via hydrogen bonding interactions for 2 and aromatic stacking interactions for 3. In addition, the resultant 2D→3D supramolecular frameworks of 2 and 3 are both constructed via aromatic stacking interactions. Also, the fluorescent and thermal properties of the complexes were investigated.