A Cu(II)
coordinated metal–organic framework, {[Cu4(BTC)2(4-APy)2(μ3-OH)2]·[(CH3OH)0.5]2·(H2O)2}
n
(Cu-MOF), has
been synthesized by the solvo-diffusion of Cu(NO3)2 to an alcoholic solution of 4-aminopyridine (4-APy) and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic
acid (H3BTC) in equimolar proportion. A single-crystal
X-ray structure determination suggests that the four-Cu(II)-connected
motif ([CuII]4) via edge sharing of two Cu3–O cores and bridging by six acetato functions of the
BTC3– connector generates two five-coordinated distorted-square-pyramidal
CuO5 units and two distorted-square-planar CuO4 units; the Cu(II) knot in the latter one (CuO4) is coordinated
by pyridyl-N of 4-APy. The remaining donor centers
of acetato-O of BTC3– bind adjacent
[CuII]4 core to form an infinite 3D network
structure. The coordination of CH3OH and H2O
forms different hydrogen bonds to make a strong superstructure. A
surface morphology determination shows a nanoflower pattern. The hybrid
material Cu-MOF exhibits a very high specific capacitance, 547 F g–1, at a scan rate of 2 mV s–1 with
excellent recycling stability (retains 97.4% after 5000 cycles). The
χM
T value for Cu-MOF at 300 K is
1.735 cm3 mol–1 K for four copper(II)
ions, which is as expected for four isolated copper(II) ions with g = 2.15. The χM
T values
are almost constant until ca. 55 K, and then χM
T decreases sharply, giving a minimum value of 0.753 cm3 K mol–1 at 2 K.