3,6-Dipyridyl-1,2,4,5-tetrazine in the Synthesis of Zinc and Cadmium Metal-Organic Frameworks with Anilate-Type Ligands

New heteroleptic metal-organic frameworks (MOF) of zinc (3D MOF) and cadmium (2D MOF) are prepared by the two-stage synthesis: [Zn(pQ)(DPT)]·2DMF (I) and Cd2(NO3)2-(pQ)(DPT)3]·2DMF·2MeOH (II), where pQ is the 2,5-dihydroxy-3,6-di-tert-butyl-para-benzoquinone dianion, DPT is 3,6-di(pyridin-4-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine, and DMF is N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The structures of the compounds are studied by XRD (CIF files CCDC nos. 2332754 (I) and 2332755 (II)). The thermal stability of the MOF is studied by thermogravimetry.