文摘
The design, construction and evaluation of hybrid organic–organometallic and inorganic–organometallic crystalline materials held together by charge assisted hydrogen bonding interactions are described. It is shown that the convolution of the properties typical of coordination complexes (topology, oxidation and charge states etc.) with the extramolecular bonding capacity of ligands carrying hydrogen bonding groups allows one to prepare molecular and materials with desired architectures. The ionic or neutral nature of the building blocks can be utilized not only to control the strength of intermolecular bonding, but also to attain structure–function relationships and desired properties. In the case of organometallic species it is possible to vary in a controlled way both the redox properties of the metal centers and/or the acid/base behavior of the ligands. The possibility of utilizing the same building blocks in different neutral and ionic conditions can be exploited to construct complex structures for a variety of supramolecular applications.