Structural diversity of metal–organic frameworks based on a chalcone dicarboxylic acid ligand

Abstract

Using chalcone dicarboxylic acid ligands, three different metal–organic frameworks have been successfully obtained. Interestingly, structural diversity has been observed. The difference between compounds 2 and 3 is the inconsistent orientation of the adjacent binuclear Cd clusters. In addition, the photocatalytic properties of compounds 1 and 2 for the degradation of several organic dyes have been explored.