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4,4',4'',4'''-(9H-Carbazole-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid

CAS Number 2097131-99-0

Chemistry Building Blocks, Materials, MOF Ligands, Porous Organic Frameworks

Product Code B3071-1g
Price $195 ex. VAT

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Carbazolyl Ligand

A star-shaped ligand linker for MOFs in applications of methane adsorption


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


4,4',4'',4'''-(9H-Carbazole-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid (H4CzTB) has a cabzolyl core with four 4-benzoic acids side arms around the carbazole ring at 1,3,6,8-poisitions.

Mesoporous MOF, PCN-668, Fe3O cluster using 4,4',4'',4'''-(9H-carbazole-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid as ligand linker, shows both nanoscale cage-like building units and one-dimensional (1D) channels with neighbouring cages being mutual diastereomers. Acid stability of PCN-668 can be improved via post-synthetic metal exchange to chromium. PCN-668-Cr exhibits very high stability in both acidic and basic aqueous solutions (pH = 1–11). Additionally, the mesoporous MOF showed a high total gravimetric methane uptake of ∼ 500 cm3 g-1 at 100 bar.

General Information


CAS Number 2097131-99-0
Chemical Formula C40H25O8
Full Name 4,4',4'',4'''-(9H-Carbazole-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid
Molecular Weight 647.63 g/mol
Synonyms H4CzTB, H4BDC, 4-[1,6,8-tris(4-carboxyphenyl)-9H-carbazol-3-yl]-Benzoic acid
Classification / Family Carbazoles, MOF ligands,

Chemical Structure


2097131-99-0 - 4,4',4'',4'''-(9H-Carbazole-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid chemical structure
4,4',4'',4'''-(9H-Carbazole-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid (H4CzTB) Chemical Structure, 2097131-99-0

Product Details


Purity >97%
Melting Point n.a.
Appearance Pale yellow powder/crystal

MSDS Documentation


2097131-99-0 - 4,4',4'',4'''-(9H-carbazole-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid4,4',4'',4'''-(9H-Carbazole-1,3,6,8-tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Tuning the Structure of Fe-Tetracarboxylate Frameworks Through Linker-Symmetry Reduction, J. Pang et al., CCS Chem., 3 (2), 1701-1709 (2020); DOI: 10.31635/ccschem.020.202000348.
  2. Visual pH Sensors: From a Chemical Perspective to New Bioengineered Materials, L. Costanzo et al., Molecules, 26, 2952 (2021); DOI: 10.3390/molecules26102952.
  3. Stable metal–organic frameworks for PEC water splitting, Y. Gong et al., Flatchem, 27, 100240 (2021); DOI: 10.1016/j.flatc.2021.100240.
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