Journal article

Single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation of a two-dimensional coordination polymer through highly selective [2 2] photodimerization of a conjugated dialkene

D Liu, HF Wang, BF Abrahams, JP Lang

Chemical Communications | Published : 2014

Abstract

A 2D network [Zn4(OH)2(5-NO2-1,3-BDC)2(5-NO2-1,3-HBDC)2(ppene)2]n underwent a highly selective [2+2] photodimerization reaction upon UV irradiation. The coordination polymer retains its single crystallinity after photoreaction. © 2014 Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21171124, 21201068 and 21373142), the State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry of Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (201201006), the Qin-Lan Project and the "333" Project of Jiangsu Province, the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, the "SooChow Scholar" Program of Soochow University, and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (1208085QB26). The authors would also like to thank the useful suggestions of the editor and the reviewers.