Synthesis, structural analysis, and gas-adsorption properties of a dibenzothiophene-based hydroxamate/zinc metal-organic framework

Abstract We report the mixed-ligand synthesis of a novel hydroxamate/zinc metal-organic framework (MOF) with a dibenzothiophene scaffold. The reaction of dibenzothiophene-3,7-dicarbohydroxamic acid, isonicotinic acid, and zinc nitrate under solvothermal conditions afforded a porous hydroxamate/zinc MOF. The structure and gas-adsorption properties toward N2, H2, CO2, and CH4 of the hydroxamate/zinc MOF were investigated.