The area of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) is of great interest for their many possible applications.  To date, most research has focused on carboxylates as ligands.  An alternative class of ligands for the construction of MOFs is phosphinic acids.  This project focuses on the structures of cadmium phosphinates in the solid state.  To date, one- and two-dimensional materials, including a porous phase, have been characterized using single crystal X-ray diffraction and synchrotron studies.  It is also believed that changes in temperature and solvent will lead to isolation of different structural phases.  Current studies are focused on examining the role of temperature and solvent on the solid-state structures.

Metal organic frameworks constructed with phosphinic acid ligands

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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