Coordination polymers (CPs) and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are a unique class of compounds consisting of repeating units of organic ligands, coordinated to metal ions, resulting in the formation of 1, 2, or 3-dimensional potentially porous structures. With seemingly infinite combinations of organic ligands and metal ions this tunable nature of CPs/MOFs allows for a degree of customizability, so that one can target a material for a specific application (gas storage/separation, catalysis, luminescence, etc.). This study, involved the synthesis of 5-azido-1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid (5-N3-1,3-H2BDC), which was characterized using FTIR. Magnesium(II) acetate was combined with 5-N3-1,3-H2BDC in a mixture of diethylformamide (DEF) and MeOH in a solvothermal reaction to form crystals of {[Mg2(5-N3-BDC)2(DEF)3]}n. With collaboration from the University of Florida, the crystal structure was solved using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The bulk crystals were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and FTIR and the thermal stability was determined using thermogravimetric analysis. The structural description and characterization of this novel material is presented herein.

Structural characterization of an azide containing coordination polymer

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