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Poly[(μ(5)-5-carboxylatotetrahydrofuran-2,3,4-tricarboxylic acid)sodium]
Jie Xu1, Wenxiang Chai, Jian Lin
1College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The search for the novel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) materials using tetra-hydro-furan-2,3,4,5-tetra-carboxylic acid (THFTCA) as a versatile multi-carboxyl ligand, lead to the synthesis and the structure determination of the title compound, [Na(H(3)THFTCA)] or [Na(C(8)H(7)O(9))](n), which was obtained by a solution reaction at room temperature. The ligand is mono-deprotonated, coordinating five sodium ions through one furan oxygen atom and six carboxyl oxygen atoms. The sodium ion exhibits a distorted penta-gonal-bipyramidal NaO(7) geometry consisting of seven O atoms derived from five surrounding ligands. Two adjacent pentagonal bipyramids share an O-O edge, forming a dinuclear sodium cluster. Finally, these clusters are effectively linked by the carboxyl groups of THFTCA ligands, forming a firm metal organic framework and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds contribute to the crystal packing.
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