vendors and used without further purification. For the following synthesis,
cobalt nitrate hexahydrate (Co(NO3)2·6H2O, 99%, Sigma-Aldrich), 2,5-dihydroxy-terephthalic acid (DHBDC,
98%, Sigma-Aldrich), N,N-dimethylformamide
(DMF, ≥99.8%, Sigma-Aldrich), ethanol (EtOH, ≥99.8%,
Sigma-Aldrich), methanol (MeOH, ≥99.8%, Sigma-Aldrich), TCNQ
(>98%, TCI), TTF (>98%, TCI), and water (H2O, Millipore)
were used.