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Synthesis of Triazole and Tetrazole-Functionalized Zr-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks Through Post-Synthetic Ligand Exchange
Published on: June 23, 2023
Tetra-kis(1,1,1-trifluoro-acetyl-acetonato-κO,O')zirconium(IV) toluene solvate
Maryke Steyn1, Andreas Roodt, Gideon Steyl
1Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa.
Abstract:
In the title compound, [Zr(C(5)H(4)F(3)O(2))(4)]·C(7)H(8), the Zr atom is in a square-anti-prismatic coordination geometry that comprises four O,O'-bidentate trifluoro-acetyl-acetonate ligands. The O-Zr-O bite angles of the acetonate ligands range from 75.27 (5) to 75.41 (5)°. The Zr atom is located on a twofold rotation axis.
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