nitrate pentahydrate [Zr(NO3)4·5H2O] and zirconium oxynitrate
tetrahydrate [ZrO(NO3)2·4H2O]
were supplied by Carlo Erba. Zirconium oxychloride octahydrate (ZrOCl2·8H2O) and 2-nitroterephthalic acid were supplied
by Alfa Aesar. Zirconium chloride (ZrCl4), tetrafluoroterephthalic
acid, 2-bromoterephthalic acid, and acetic acid were supplied by Sigma-Aldrich.
2,5-Pyridinedicarboxylic acid and 2-aminoterephthalic acid were supplied
by Merck Millipore. Molecular structures and calculated pKa values of the carboxylic linkers are shown in