Chen, Di-Ming Tian, Jia-Yue Liu, Chun-Sen Ligand Symmetry Modulation for Designing Mixed-Ligand Metal–Organic Frameworks: Gas Sorption and Luminescence Sensing Properties Herein, we report the synthesis of a new mixed-linker Zn­(II)-based metal–organic framework (MOF), {[Zn<sub>2</sub>(atz)<sub>2</sub>­(bpydb)]­(DMA)<sub>8</sub>}<sub><i>n</i></sub> (<b>1</b>) (atz = deprotonated 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole, bpydb = deprotonated 4,4′-(4,4′-bipyridine-2,6-diyl) dibenzoic acid, DMA = <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>-dimethylacetamide), through symmetry modulation of a triazole ligand. The desymmetrized triazole linkers not only bond to the Zn­(II) ions to result in a new helical Zn-triazolate chain building unit but also lead to the formation of a highly porous framework (N<sub>2</sub> uptake: 617 cm<sup>3</sup>/g; BET surface area: 2393 m<sup>2</sup>/g) with 1D helical channels. The adsorption properties of desolved <b>1</b> were investigated by H<sub>2</sub>, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>, CO<sub>2</sub>, and CH<sub>4</sub> sorption experiments, which showed that <b>1</b> exhibited high uptake capacity for H<sub>2</sub> at 77 K and C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> around room temperature. More importantly, the high C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> uptake capacity but low binding energy makes this MOF a promising candidate for effective C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> capture from C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>/CO<sub>2</sub> and C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> mixed gases with low regenerative energy cost. In addition, <b>1</b> shows potential application for the luminescence sensing of small aromatic molecules picric acid (PA) and <i>p</i>-xylene (PX). N 2 uptake;C 2 H 2 uptake capacity;CH 4 sorption experiments;BET surface area;bpydb;regenerative energy cost;Ligand Symmetry Modulation;PX;molecules picric acid;H 2;desymmetrized triazole linkers;C 2 H 2;atz;MOF;DMA;CO;1 D helical channels;deprotonated;helical Zn-triazolate chain building unit;PA;framework 2016-08-05
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10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01419.s001