Immobilization of a metallo Schiff base into a microporous coordination polymer

Abstract

Wall decoration: Coordinatively unsaturated metal centers (CuII, CoII, and NiII) can be embedded in the pore wall of a microporous coordination polymer containing Schiff base type metalloligands [M(salphdc)]2- (H4salphdc = N,N′-o- phenylenebis(salicylideneimine-5,5′-dicarboxylic acid)). These coordination polymers possess large 1D channels with dimensions of approximately 14 × 14 Å2 (see structure).