Abstract
Zr-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been known for their excellent stability; however, due to the high connectivity of the Zr6 nodes, it is challenging to introduce flexibility into Zr-MOFs. Here we present a flexible Zr-MOF named NU-1400 comprising 4-connected Zr6 nodes and tetratopic linkers. It exhibits guest-dependent structural flexibility with up to 48% contraction in the unit cell volume as evidenced by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The expanded or contracted conformations of NU-1400 showed drastically different reactivity toward the hydrolysis of a nerve agent simulant owing to the size-selective effect toward the reactant.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 11179-11183 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 36 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 12 2018 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry
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CCDC 1852113: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Zhang, Y. (Creator), Zhang, X. (Creator), Lyu, J. (Creator), Otake, K. (Creator), Wang, X. (Creator), Redfern, L. R. (Creator), Malliakas, C. D. (Creator), Li, Z. (Creator), Islamoglu, T. (Creator), Wang, B. (Creator) & Farha, O. K. (Creator), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 2018
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CCDC 1852112: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
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