文摘
We report two novel three-dimensional porous coordination polymers (PCPs) of formulas Li4{Mn4[Cu2(Me3mpba)2]3}路68H2O (2) and K4{Mn4[Cu2(Me3mpba)2]3}路69H2O (3) obtained鈥攙ia alkali cation exchange in a single-crystal to single-crystal process鈥攆rom the earlier reported anionic manganese(II)鈥揷opper(II) PCP of formula Na4{Mn4[Cu2(Me3mpba)2]3}路60H2O (1) [Me3mpba4鈥?/sup> = N,N鈥?2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3-phenylenebis(oxamate)]. This postsynthetic process succeeds where the direct synthesis in solution from the corresponding building blocks fails and affords significantly more robust PCPs with enhanced magnetic properties [long-range 3D magnetic ordering temperatures for the dehydrated phases (1鈥测€?b>3鈥? of 2.0 (1鈥?, 12.0 (2鈥?, and 20.0 K (3鈥?]. Changes in the adsorptive properties upon postsynthetic exchange suggest that the nature, electrostatic properties, mobility, and location of the cations within the framework are crucial for the enhanced structural stability. Overall, these results further confirm the potential of postsynthetic methods (including cation exchange) to obtain PCPs with novel or enhanced physical properties while maintaining unaltered their open-framework structures.