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Synthesis of a Water-soluble Metal–Organic Complex Array
Published on: October 8, 2016
Modular construction of a porous organometallic network based on rhodium olefin complexation
Ulrich Stoeck1, Georg Nickerl, Ulrich Burkhardt
1Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, Bergstr. 66, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
Abstract:
We describe the rational design and synthesis of the first member of a new class of microporous materials. It is built from rhodium and a polyolefinic ligand featuring a rigid tetraphenylsilane backbone via metal olefin complexation, creating a truly organometallic network. The resulting framework, denoted as DUT-37 (Dresden University of Technology no. 37) exhibits considerable porosity and unprecedented stability under ambient conditions. Furthermore, it is catalytically active in transfer hydrogenation.
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