An adamantane-based coordination framework with the first observation of discrete metal sulfonate clusters

Dennis J Hoffart; Adrien P Côté; George K H Shimizu

doi:10.1021/ic0349398

An adamantane-based coordination framework with the first observation of discrete metal sulfonate clusters

Inorg Chem. 2003 Dec 29;42(26):8603-5. doi: 10.1021/ic0349398.

Authors

Dennis J Hoffart¹, Adrien P Côté, George K H Shimizu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 Canada.

PMID: 14686831
DOI: 10.1021/ic0349398

Abstract

By employing a rigid adamantane-based unit as a spacer, a coordination solid with an open channel layered structure results showing the first observation of metal sulfonate clusters. The design approach employed enforces a structural mismatch of metal and ligand coordinative preferences.