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Review
Metal Carboxylates with Open Architectures
Article first published online: 9 MAR 2004
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200300588
Copyright © 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Rao, C. N. R., Natarajan, S. and Vaidhyanathan, R. (2004), Metal Carboxylates with Open Architectures. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 43: 1466–1496. doi: 10.1002/anie.200300588
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- Issue published online: 9 MAR 2004
- Article first published online: 9 MAR 2004
- Manuscript Received: 18 FEB 2003
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Keywords:
- carboxylate ligands;
- open-framework structures;
- organic–inorganic hybrid composites;
- porous materials;
- solid-state chemistry
Graphical Abstract
Metal carboxylates form a variety of fascinating open-framework structures (see picture). In this Review the synthesis, structure, and properties of various families of metal carboxylates, as well as organic–inorganic hybrid structures involving carboxylates, are presented. The use of carboxylate ligands as linking groups is of particularly interest.
Abstract
The field of inorganic open-framework materials is dominated by aluminosilicates and phosphates. The metal carboxylates have emerged as an important family in the last few years. This family includes not only mono- and dicarboxylates of transition, rare-earth, and main-group metals, but also a variety of hybrid structures. Some of the carboxylates possess novel adsorption and magnetic properties. Dicarboxylates and related species provide an effective means of designing novel hybrid structures with porous and other properties. In some of these structures, the dicarboxylate acts as a linker between two inorganic units. Hybrid nanocomposites are also of particular note, for example, cadmium oxalate host lattices that can accommodate extended alkali-metal halide structures. This Review discusses the synthesis, structure, and properties of various types of open-framework metal carboxylates.