An inverted metal-organic framework with compartmentalized cavities constructed by using an organic bridging unit derived from the solid state

Abstract

Gridlock: A porous metal-organic framework with an interior tailored supramolecularly with organic groups is described (see structure; two grids have been differentiated using cyan and gray, while the yellow spheres represent included methyl groups). The approach relies on inverting the role of a secondary building unit (SBU) and an organic linker such that the organic linker serves as a node and the SBU serves as a linear bridge. The organic node used to construct the framework has been obtained by way of a template-directed solid-state organic synthesis.