Mn-Based Two Dimensional Metal-Organic Framework Material from Benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylic Acid

A new two-dimensional metal-organic framework （MOF） structure has been synthesized by mild solvothermal reaction of MnC12o4H20 with 1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylic acid （H3bidc） at 85℃. The structure has been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction （PXRD）, infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）, and thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that this MOF is a five-coordinated Mn（II） compound exhibiting a layered 2D network, in which the hydrogen-bonding interactions between uncoordinated carboxylic oxygen atoms and N--H groups in the imidazole rings play a key role in the fi- nal 3D supramolecular architecture. This MOF shows high thermal stability up to 400℃. Furthermore, XRD pattern of the MOF structure was retained for up to 20 d after soaked in water, and only 2.8 wt% of the MOF was decomposed within the first 48 h in water.