Unlocking porosity: structural tuning of urea-based MOFs via reaction parameter control
Esrafili, Leili; Cheung, Ocean; Adriaensens, Peter; Derveaux, Elien; Glasby, Lawson T.; Moghadam, Peyman Z.; Vande Velde, Christophe M. L.; RSC Advances 15 (2025) 27531–27543; doi:10.1039/D5RA02649K

data_7250761
_publ_section_title
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 Unlocking porosity: structural tuning of urea-based MOFs via reaction
 parameter control
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_journal_issue                   34
_journal_name_full               'RSC Advances'
_journal_page_first              27531
_journal_page_last               27543
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/D5RA02649K
_journal_volume                  15
_journal_year                    2025
_chemical_formula_moiety
'C13 H10 N3 O3.25 Zn, 0.75[C5H11N1O1], 0.3[C5H11N1O1]'
_chemical_formula_sum            'C18.25 H21.55 N4.05 O4.3 Zn'
_chemical_formula_weight         431.81
_chemical_name_systematic
di-Zinc-4,4'-(carbonylbis(azanediyl))dibenzoate;1,3-di(pyridin-4-yl)urea;hemioxide
_space_group_crystal_system      hexagonal
_space_group_IT_number           180
_space_group_name_Hall           'P 62 2 (0 0 4)'
_space_group_name_H-M_alt        'P 62 2 2'
_atom_sites_solution_hydrogens   geom
_audit_creation_date             2025-05-23
_audit_creation_method
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Olex2 1.5
(compiled 2024.02.16 svn.r378c4104 for OlexSys, GUI svn.r6928)
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_audit_update_record
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2025-07-04 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-07-23 downloaded from the CCDC.
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_cell_angle_alpha                90
_cell_angle_beta                 90
_cell_angle_gamma                120
_cell_formula_units_Z            12
_cell_length_a                   32.4820(10)
_cell_length_b                   32.4820(10)
_cell_length_c                   7.6302(2)
_cell_measurement_reflns_used    3736
_cell_measurement_temperature    99.99(10)
_cell_measurement_theta_max      67.2290
_cell_measurement_theta_min      4.1470
_cell_volume                     6971.9(4)
_computing_cell_refinement       'CrysAlisPro 1.171.43.76a (Rigaku OD, 2023)'
_computing_data_collection       'CrysAlisPro 1.171.43.76a (Rigaku OD, 2023)'
_computing_data_reduction        'CrysAlisPro 1.171.43.76a (Rigaku OD, 2023)'
_computing_molecular_graphics    'Olex2 1.5 (Dolomanov et al., 2009)'
_computing_publication_material  'Olex2 1.5 (Dolomanov et al., 2009)'
_computing_structure_refinement  'XL  (Sheldrick, 2008)'
_computing_structure_solution    'SHELXT-2018/3 (Sheldrick, 2018)'
_diffrn_ambient_temperature      100.15
_diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_full 0.993
_diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_max 0.993
_diffrn_measurement_device_type  'Rigaku Synergy R'
_diffrn_radiation_type           CuK\a
_diffrn_radiation_wavelength     1.54187
_diffrn_reflns_av_R_equivalents  0.0237
_diffrn_reflns_av_unetI/netI     0.0267
_diffrn_reflns_Laue_measured_fraction_full 0.993
_diffrn_reflns_Laue_measured_fraction_max 0.993
_diffrn_reflns_limit_h_max       28
_diffrn_reflns_limit_h_min       -31
_diffrn_reflns_limit_k_max       15
_diffrn_reflns_limit_k_min       -32
_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_max       4
_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_min       -7
_diffrn_reflns_number            10060
_diffrn_reflns_point_group_measured_fraction_full 0.984
_diffrn_reflns_point_group_measured_fraction_max 0.984
_diffrn_reflns_theta_full        51.993
_diffrn_reflns_theta_max         51.993
_diffrn_reflns_theta_min         4.158
_exptl_absorpt_coefficient_mu    1.713
_exptl_absorpt_correction_T_max  1
_exptl_absorpt_correction_T_min  0.77415
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_exptl_absorpt_process_details
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CrysAlisPro 1.171.41.93a (Rigaku Oxford Diffraction, 2020)
Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics,
implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm.
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_exptl_crystal_colour            'pale brown'
_exptl_crystal_colour_modifier   pale
_exptl_crystal_colour_primary    brown
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn    1.234
_exptl_crystal_description       needle
_exptl_crystal_F_000             2686
_exptl_crystal_preparation       'dried at 473K'
_exptl_crystal_recrystallization_method
'solvothermal, from diethylformamide, then dried'
_exptl_crystal_size_max          0.3
_exptl_crystal_size_mid          0.05
_exptl_crystal_size_min          0.05
_refine_diff_density_max         0.196
_refine_diff_density_min         -0.206
_refine_diff_density_rms         0.040
_refine_ls_abs_structure_details
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 Refined as an inversion twin.
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_refine_ls_abs_structure_Flack   0.14(8)
_refine_ls_extinction_method     none
_refine_ls_goodness_of_fit_ref   1.021
_refine_ls_hydrogen_treatment    constr
_refine_ls_matrix_type           full
_refine_ls_number_parameters     187
_refine_ls_number_reflns         2583
_refine_ls_number_restraints     303
_refine_ls_restrained_S_all      1.000
_refine_ls_R_factor_all          0.0497
_refine_ls_R_factor_gt           0.0404
_refine_ls_shift/su_max          0.000
_refine_ls_shift/su_mean         0.000
_refine_ls_structure_factor_coef Fsqd
_refine_ls_weighting_details
'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0837P)^2^] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
_refine_ls_weighting_scheme      calc
_refine_ls_wR_factor_gt          0.1110
_refine_ls_wR_factor_ref         0.1168
_reflns_Friedel_coverage         0.654
_reflns_Friedel_fraction_full    0.971
_reflns_Friedel_fraction_max     0.971
_reflns_number_gt                2178
_reflns_number_total             2583
_reflns_threshold_expression     'I > 2\s(I)'
_cod_data_source_file            d5ra02649k1.cif
_cod_data_source_block           tmu31_dry_rigsyndw_sq
_cod_original_cell_volume        6971.9(5)
_cod_original_sg_symbol_Hall     'P 62 2c (0 0 1)'
_cod_original_formula_sum        'C18.25 H21.55 N4.05 O4.30 Zn'
_cod_database_code               7250761
_shelx_shelxl_version_number     2019/1
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_max   0.919
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_min   0.627
_olex2_refinement_description
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1. Twinned data refinement
 Scales: 0.86(8)
 0.14(8)
2. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups, All N(H) groups
3. Uiso/Uaniso restraints and constraints
All non-hydrogen atoms have similar U: within 2A with sigma of 0.04 and sigma
for terminal atoms of 0.08 within 2A
4. Rigid body (RIGU) restrains
 All non-hydrogen atoms
 with sigma for 1-2 distances of 0.004 and sigma for 1-3 distances of 0.004
5.a Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 N1(H1), C3(H3), C4(H4), C6(H6), C7(H7), N52(H52), C52(H52A), C53(H53),
 C55(H55), C56(H56)
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_shelx_res_checksum              13011
_shelx_fab_checksum              41255
_platon_squeeze_special_details
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A solvent mask was calculated and 709 electrons were 
found in a volume of 3573\%A^3^ in 2 voids per unit cell. 
This is consistent with the presence of 
0.75[C5H11N1O1], 0.3[C5H11N1O1] per formula unit 
which account for 706 electrons 
per unit cell.
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_platon_squeeze_void_probe_radius 1.20
_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'