Structure – mechanical properties correlation for the laminar solid {[Co(OAc)2(bpe)(H2O)]•0.5(dmf)}n

Abstract

Mechanical propeties of metal-organic materials (MOMs) deserve growing attention since they are essential variables for a majority of possible applications. The nanoindentation allows estimating the stability liinits of MOMs, anisotropy of hardness on different planes, and contribution of different types of interatomic and intermolecular interactions to the overall crystal stability. Laminar title compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c [1]. The Co(II) cation coordinates three AcO- anions, one water and two bpe molecules.