Abstract:In our effort to develop new synthetic strategies for the isolation of new phosphonate frameworks, we exploited the possibility of simultaneously utilizing benzene-1,3,5-triphosphonic acid (H 6 btp) and di-2-pyridyl ketone (py 2 CO), which is a major player in the field of polynuclear metal complexes. This ligand blend in Cu II chemistry afforded a 2D framework comprising tetranuclear [Cu