Novel photo- and/or thermochromic MOFs derived from bipyridinium carboxylate ligands

Two new Zn-MOFs based on 1-(3,5-dicarboxyphenyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium bromide have been synthesized. Compound 1 has a 3D interpenetrated cationic framework with photo- and thermochromism, while compound 2 possesses a 2D layered cationic network with only photochromism.