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A Highly Water-Tolerant Magnesium(II) Coordination Polymer Derived from a Flexible Layered Structure
Rika Ochi1, Shin-Ichiro Noro2,3,4, Yuichi Kamiya5
1Creative Research Institution (CRIS), Hokkaido University, N21W10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan.
Abstract:
A two-dimensional (2D) layered Mg(II) coordination polymer (CP) with a high tolerance for H2 O was designed, synthesised, and crystallographically characterised. The synthesis was achieved by the introduction of a flexible 2D layered structure composed of Mg(II) ions and isonicotinate N-oxide ligands. Owing to its high H2 O tolerance, the obtained 2D layered structure has the flexibility to repeatedly adsorb a large amount of H2 O associated with interlayer expansion and enable the removal of H2 O from a H2 O/2-propanol mixed vapour. These results indicate that the CP could be an excellent dehydrating agent.
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