Four metal-organic frameworks based on a semirigid tripodal ligand and different secondary building units: Structures and electrochemical performance

Xiao Ming Lin, Ji Liang Niu, Dan Ni Chen, Yan Na Lu, Gang Zhang, Yue Peng Cai

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Abstract

Four new metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), [Co3(TCPB)2(CH3OH)4]·4DMF (1), [Cd3(TCPB)2(H2O)4]·3DMF·19H2O (2), [Mn3(TCPB)2(H2O)2(DMF)2]·2DMF (3), and [Zn23-OH) (TCPB)(H2O)(DEF)]·3DEF (4) (H3TCPB = 1,3,5-tri(4-carboxyphenoxy)benzene), have been successfully synthesized and structurally characterized. Structural analyses show that complexes 1-3 present two-dimensional (3,6)-connected kgd net topology with the Schläfli symbol of (43)2(46·66·83) based on linear trinuclear M3(COO)6 (M = Co, Cd, and Mn) secondary building units (SBUs) and display distinct one-dimensional (1-D) channels. Complex 4 (Zn-TCPB) exhibits a rare three-dimensional twofold interpenetrated (3,6)-connected rutile topology with the Schläfli symbol of (42·610·83) (4·62)2 based on the tetranuclear Zn43-OH)2(COO)6 clusters, which shows three different types of 1-D opening channels. In addition, as an anode material, the complex 4 (Zn-TCPB) electrode exhibits an irreversible high capacity in the first discharge process and a reversible lithium storage capacity of up to about 455 mA h g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 after 100 cycles. This might provide a new method for finding a promising candidate for the electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6841-6848
Number of pages8
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume18
Issue number36
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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