A copper(ii) metal–organic framework with 2,2-dimethylglutarate and imidazole ligands: synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance for cycloaddition of CO2 to epoxides

A new 3D framework with the general formula {[Cu(μ 3 -dmg)(im) 2 ]·3H 2 O} n (1) was synthesized using an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid linker 2,2-dimethylglutarate (dmg 2− ) and nitrogen-containing imidazole ligand (im) under conventional methods.