Corundum, Diamond, and PtS Metal–Organic Frameworks with a Difference: Self‐Assembly of a Unique Pair of 3‐Connecting <i>D</i>_2<i>d</i>‐Symmetric 3,3′,5,5′‐Tetrakis(4‐pyridyl)bimesityl

Abstract

A ligand with a twist: The coordination of distorted-tetrahedral D2d-symmetric tetrapyridylbimesityl (tpb) with Oh, Td, and D4h metal centers leads to metal–organic frameworks with unprecedented topologies related to those of corundum, diamond, and PtS, respectively (see picture).