Koordinimin

Koordinimin is a term used in speculative chemistry to denote a class of coordination compounds or minerals built from metal centers linked by imine-based ligands. The name is not established in standard inorganic chemistry and is often invoked in hypothetical models or fiction to illustrate coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs).

Koordinimin is typically described as a metal–imine framework in which metal ions such as copper, nickel, or zinc are connected by multidentate imine ligands, creating extended networks that can be one-, two-, or three-dimensional. The resulting structures are often porous and display tunable porosity and redox-active sites that depend on metal choice and ligand design.

Proposed practical synthesis in model contexts involves solvothermal or hydrothermal reactions between metal salts and designed imine ligands under controlled temperature and solvent conditions, sometimes with modulators to direct crystallization. Activation steps remove solvent from pores to render the networks accessible for guest molecules.

Potential applications described for koordinimin networks include gas storage and separation, catalysis, sensing, and nonlinear optical properties. In educational and fictional settings, koordinimin serves to illustrate principles of coordination chemistry, framework topology, and materials design. Because it is not a confirmed natural species or widely used industrial material, no standard safety profile exists beyond those for typical inorganic salts and organic ligands.