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A Metal-Organic Framework Based on a Tetra-
Arylextended Calix[4]pyrrole Ligand: Structure
Control through the Covalent Connectivity in the
Linker.
Jordi Aguilera-Sigalat,
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Cristina Sáenz de Pipaón,
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Daniel Hernández-Alonso,
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Eduardo C.
Escudero-Adán,
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José Ramón Galan-Mascarós,*
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Pablo Ballester*
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Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and
Technology, Avgda. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
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ICREA, Passeig Lluís Companys, 23, 03018 Barcelona, Spain
ABSTRACT. The preparation of isomeric metal-organic frameworks in which the network
topology is controlled by the different covalent connectivity of the organic ligand is an important
step forward in the design of new functional materials. In this context, macrocyclic organic ligands
able to accommodate suitable guests in their own polar internal cavities are appealing candidates
to act as multidentate linkers, which could potentially self-assemble into hierarchical porous