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Germán E Gomez1, J August Ridenour2, Nicole M Byrne2
1Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnología Química (INTEQUI), Area de Química General e Inorgánica "Dr. G. F. Puelles," Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Chacabuco y Pedernera , Universidad Nacional de San Luis , Almirante Brown, 1455 , 5700 San Luis , Argentina.
Abstract:
Six new uranyl hybrid materials have been synthesized solvothermally utilizing the ligands 2,2'-bipyridine-3,3'-dicarboxylic acid (H2L) and 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (TPY). The six compounds are classified as either molecular complexes (I0O0 connectivity), [(UO2)(L)(TPY)]·H2O (1), [Ni(TPY)2][(UO2)(L)2]·3H2O (2), and [Cu(TPY)2][(UO2)(L)2]·3H2O (3), or 3D metal-organic frameworks (MOFs, I0O3 connectivity), [Cu2(UO2)2(OH)(C2H3O2)(L)3(TPY)2]·6H2O (4), [Zn2(UO2)2(OH)(NO3)(C2H3O2)(L)3(TPY)2]·4H2O (5), and Na[Ni(UO2)3(OH)(O)(L)3]·9H2O (6). A discussion of the influence of transition metal incorporation, chelating effects of the ligand, and synthesis conditions on the formation of uranyl materials is presented. The structure of compound 6 is of particular note due to large channel-like voids with a diameter of approximately 19.6 Å. A topological analysis of 6 reveals a new topology with a 9-nodal 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,5-connected network, designated geg1 hereafter. Further, solid state photoluminescence experiments show emission and lifetimes values consistent with related uranyl compounds.
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