abstract |
Disclosed is a metal complex that can be used as a gas absorption material with superior gas absorbing properties, a gas storage material with a high storage capacity, and a gas separation material with superior gas separation performance and high adsorption capacity. Disclosed is a metal complex, and a manufacturing method therefor, which consists of: a polycyclic aromatic dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid compound, in the structural formula of which hydroxyl groups are at the farthest locations from each other, which has carboxyl groups at the locations adjacent to the hydroxyl groups, and which has 10 or more circularly conjugated π electrons, such as 3,7-dihydorxy-2-naphtoic acid or 4,4′-dihydroxy-3-biphenylcaroxylic acid; at least one metal selected from chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, nickel, palladium, copper, zinc, and cadmium; and an organic ligand, such as 4,4′-bipyridyl, capable of bidentate bonding with said metal. |