Construction of a metal–organic framework by octuple intercatenation of discrete icosahedral coordination cages†
Abstract
Solvothermal reaction of the H3BTTC (benzo-(1,2;3,4;5,6)-tris(thiophene-2′-carboxylic acid)) ligand with Pb(NO3)2 produced a unique 3-D polycatenated architecture that was constructed by octuple intercatenation of discrete icosahedral coordination cages.