Synthesis and characterization of a porous coordination polymer, Zn5(OH)4(BDC)3 · 2DMF (DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide)

A 3D porous coordination polymer, Zn5(OH)4(BDC)3 · 2DMF (1), has been synthesized, and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and thermal analyses, which indicate the solvent molecules are removable and the evacuated framework exhibits reversible sorption–desorption behaviors.