Layered copper bromide coordination polymers from bis(pyridyl)piperazine-type precursors: Ligand dependent valence tuning and in situ hydrothermal reaction chemistry

Using hinged ligands to target structurally flexible copper(ii) MOFs

“…36 Furthermore, in some cases formation of the copper(I) assembly is reliant on the 25 associated redox mediated modification of the ligand. 37,38 Nonetheless, examples of mixed valence Cu(II)/Cu(I) coordination polymers are relatively rare, 39 and a majority of these examples contain CN -or SCN -co-ligands. 40,41 Based on literature precedent and the yield of the reaction (63%), the 30 identity of the reducing agent is likely to be ethanol.…”