Metalloligand-based coordination polymer embedding the nitrosyl ruthenium complex for photoactive materials with bound nitric oxide

The stability of a photoactivated isonitrosyl state was boosted by confining a pre-designed bicarboxylate ligand with a ruthenium nitrosyl fragment in a 2D metal-organic framework. The novel Zn/Ru-based MOF, {Zn[RuNO(H2O)(inic)(2)(OH)(2)](2)}center dot 12H(2)O (inic = isonicotinate), was obtained with enhanced isonitrosyl stability by 30 K (up to 200 K) compared to the related ruthenium-only complex.