%0 Journal Article %J CrystEngComm %D 2016 %T 10-vertex closo-carborane: a unique ligand platform for porous coordination polymers %A Ishtvan Boldog %A Pablo J Bereciartua %A Roman Bulanek %A Monika Kucerakova %A Marketa Tomandlova %A Michal Dusek %A Jan Machacek %A Dirk De Vos %A Tomas Base %K 10 vertex %K carborane %K Co %K crystallography %K Cu %K MOF %K porous coordination polymers %K Zn %X

1,10-dicarboxy-1,10-dicarba-closo-decaborane, a classical dicarboxylate spacer ligand type similar to the prototypal terephthalic acid, proved to be different not only from the latter, but also the closest relative, the 1,12-dicarboxy-closo-1,12-dicarbadecaborane regarding topology of the derived PCPs. Highly porous and robust compounds of zinc (rob net) and cobalt ('quasi' pcu) as well as a topologically unexpected copper compound (lvt) define the individuality of the 10-vertex carborane cage as a new fundamental spacer type in PCP chemistry. A combination of smaller sterics compared to the 12-vertex analogue, 45° preferred-orientation angle between the carboxylate planes and moderately low rotation barrier are held responsible for the uniqueness.

%B CrystEngComm %V 18 %P 2036-2040 %8 06/2016 %G eng %U http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ce/c5ce02501j#!divAbstract %N 12 %& 2036 %R 10.1039/C5CE02501J