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Metal phosphonates incorporating metalloligands: assembly, structures and properties
Song-Song Bao1, Ming-Feng Qin, Li-Min Zheng
1State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China. lmzheng@nju.edu.cn.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|September 22, 2020
Summary
Metal phosphonates incorporating metalloligands offer unique opportunities for advanced materials. This research explores metal-metalloligand phosphonates (MMPs), detailing their synthesis, structures, and properties for diverse applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Coordination Chemistry
Background:
- Metal phosphonates are versatile hybrid materials known for stability.
- Incorporating metalloligands into metal phosphonates is an underexplored area.
- Metalloligands enable precise functionalization for advanced material design.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the current state of metal-metalloligand phosphonates (MMPs).
- To highlight synthetic strategies, crystal structures, and properties of MMPs.
- To discuss future directions in the field of MMPs.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of metal phosphonates incorporating metalloligands.
- Analysis of synthetic approaches for MMPs.
- Examination of crystal structures and properties of MMPs based on specific metalloligands.
Main Results:
- MMPs offer a unique platform for constructing homo- or mixed-metal coordination polymers.
- The metalloligand approach allows for rational immobilization of functional moieties.
- MMPs exhibit potential in gas storage and separation, catalysis, and sensing.
Conclusions:
- Metal-metalloligand phosphonates represent a promising subclass of metal-organic materials.
- Further research into MMPs can unlock new applications in functional materials.
- Challenges remain in expanding the scope and understanding of MMPs.
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