Abstract
Solid materials with inner cavities such as zeolites o(ten promote organic reactions in regio-, stereo-, and shape-selective fashions. Construction of inner cavities in the solid composed mainly of organic components is attractive since the shape, size, and function of the inner cavity become designable. This paper reports the formation and catalysis of a two-dimensional square network material composed of Cd and 4,4'-bipyridine(bay). Since this material has inner cayities surrounded by four 4,4'-bpy units, it easily clathrated some aromatic guests. The crystal structure and a clathrate compound ( ), are measured.