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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Crystallography

Background:

  • Pore-space partitioning (PSP) has been primarily studied in high-symmetry systems.
  • Extending PSP to lower symmetry environments is challenging but crucial for broader applications.
  • Current theoretical frameworks for PSP are limited to idealized, high-symmetry cases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a generalized theoretical framework for pore-space partitioning (PSP) applicable to lower-symmetry systems.
  • To introduce a new conceptual strategy, retro-pore-space partitioning (retro-PSP), for designing partitioning ligands and MOFs.
  • To discover new metal-organic framework (MOF) topologies and materials through the retro-PSP approach.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the retro-PSP strategy to design partitioning ligands with adaptable symmetry.
  • Synthesis and characterization of new MOF platforms featuring ligand-triggered or interpenetration-triggered lower symmetry.
  • Exploration of new partitioning modes for existing nets (e.g., *acs*) and creation of partitioned versions of other nets (e.g., *pcu*, *nia*).

Main Results:

  • Discovery of new types of PSP-enabled MOF platforms with reduced building-block or crystal symmetry.
  • Identification of tripyridyl ligands with *C*3h symmetry as effective partitioning ligands.
  • Creation of novel partitioned topologies (*t2-pacs*, *x2-pacs*, *x3-pacs*, *pcup*, *pnia*), including experimentally realized predicted structures.
  • Demonstration of enhanced material stability and tunable gas adsorption properties in the new MOFs.

Conclusions:

  • Retro-PSP is a versatile and generalizable strategy for extending PSP to diverse MOF structures and partition modes.
  • This approach significantly expands the scope of PSP, leading to the discovery of previously unknown MOF topologies.
  • The newly developed MOFs exhibit promising characteristics for applications requiring enhanced stability and tailored gas adsorption.