Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Magnesium Metal-organic Framework

A magnesium metal organic framework, [NH2(CH3)2][N(CH3)4][Mg5(bpdc)3(O2CH)6]· 3H2O (1, bpdcH2 = 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid), has been solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. 1 crystallizes in the trigonal system, space group R-3, with a = 11.3427(3), c = 41.5662(18) , V = 4631.3(3) 3, Z = 3 and the final R = 0.0457. Its structure features a pillared-layered three-dimensional network with 8.21  cavities, in which cationic [NH2(CH3)2]+ or [N(CH3)4]+ and lattice water molecules are located. Thermal stability of the title compound has also been investigated.