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Sonication

1 μ m

Coordination Polymer
particles (1)

Sonication

Zn(OSO 2 CF 3 ) 2 + 2 bibp

Gel

DMSO/dioxane

N6

N

N8

N

N N

N5

Sonication

N7

Zn1

Single Crystsls (2)

N4 N2

65 N3 N1

20 ku X10, 000 1 μ m zhsy -G2

(a) (b) (c)

1 μ m

Tetrahedron Seesaw

(e) (f)

(d)

Figure 1.41 (a) Scheme for gel formation of a metal-coordination polymer, and structure of organic component, 65 .(b)SEMof
sheet-like coordination polymer microparticles (CPPs). (c) X-ray crystal structure of the Zn complex of 65 showing the tetrahedral co-
ordination mode of zinc. (d) SEM of gel fibers. (e) Proposed model of nanofiber structure. (f) Coordination modes of Zn ions: tetra-
hedral before sonication and see-saw after sonication. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [123]. Copyright 2009 American Chemical
Society.