A Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework Based on a Ferromagnetic Pentanuclear Copper(II)

Abstract

The hydrothermal reaction of CuSO(4), 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate (phth), and 1,2-bis(imidazol-1-yl)ethane (bime) yields the two-dimensional metal-organic framework {[Cu(5)(bime)(mu(3)-OH)(2)(phth)(4)](H(2)O)(2)}(n) (1), which is based on the pentanuclear copper(II) cluster [Cu(5)(mu(3)-OH)(2)(phth)(4)] and shows dominant ferromagnetic interactions within the pentanuclear cluster.