Supplementary information files for "Metal-organic frameworks of p-hydroxybenzoic acid: synthesis, structure and ring-opening polymerization capability."

<p dir="ltr">Supplementary files for article "Metal-organic frameworks of p-hydroxybenzoic acid: synthesis, structure and ring-opening polymerization capability."<br><br>Two new, isostructural, metal–organic frameworks {[Co(O₂CC₆H₄O)(DMF)]₂}_<em>n</em> and {[Mn(O₂CC₆H₄O)(DMF)]₂}_<em>n</em> have been synthesised and structurally characterized. Use of <i>p</i>-hydroxybenzoic acid resulted in a three-dimensional MOF featuring a linker with a carboxylic group and a <i>para</i>-hydroxyl group. Ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone and δ-valerolactone has been performed using these MOFs as catalysts, and results compared with the known zinc MOF Zn(O₂CC₆H₄O). The resulting products are predominantly cyclic polymers. The manganese and zinc MOFs exhibit significant recyclability during ring opening polymerization.<br><br>© The Author(s), CC BY-3.0 Unported license</p>