In Situ Generation of Functionality in a Reactive Haloalkane-Based Ligand for the Design of New Porous Coordination Polymers

Herein,
we report new porous coordination polymers (PCPs) via a
facile synthetic approach called “in situ generation of functionality
in the ligand”. Upon a synthetic process of PCPs, a neutral
(−CH2OH) or a cationic functionality (−CH2-[4,4′-bipyridine]+) was generated on a
isophthalate ligand from a reactive haloalkane (−CH2Br) moiety, affording two new PCPs. The PCPs have two-dimensional
layered structures with large potential solvent-accessible voids for
CO2 adsorption.