The missing link between zeolites and polyoxometalates

Guangmei Wang, Katharina V. Dorn, Stefanie Siebeneichler, Martin Valldor, Volodymyr Smetana, Anja Verena Mudring*

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Abstract

Open framework materials such as zeolites and metalorganic frameworks are garnering tremendous interest because of their intriguing architecture and attractive functionalities. Thus, new types of open framework materials are highly sought after. Here, we present the discovery of completely new inorganic framework materials, where, in contrast to conventional inorganic open frameworks, the scaffold is not based on tetrahedral EO4 (E = main group element) but octahedral MO6 (M = transition metal) building blocks. These structural features place them closer to polyoxometalates than zeolites. The first representatives of this class of materials are [(R)24(NH4)14(PO(OH)2)6]·[M134(PO3(OH,F))96F120] (M = Co, R = C2Py = 1-ethylpyridinium and M = Ni, R = C4C1Py = 1-butyl-3-methylpyridinium) featuring interlinked fullerene-like nanosphere cavities. Having a transition metal building up the framework brings about interesting properties, for example, spin-glass behavior, and, with this particular topology, a hedgehog-like spin orientation.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbereadd9320
JournalScience Advances
Volume8
Issue46
Number of pages6
ISSN2375-2548
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022

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