Adding to the Arsenal of Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: the Topology as a Platform for Solvent-Assisted Metal Incorporation

Tian Fu Liu, Nicolaas A. Vermeulen, Ashlee J. Howarth, Peng Li, Amy A. Sarjeant, Joseph T. Hupp, Omar K. Farha*

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Abstract

Gaining control over the assembly of mesoporous Zr-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with modifiable metal nodes remains a challenge. The the topology is intriguing, particularly if considering postsynthetic modification, as it presents large sodalite-like cages surrounded by 12 interconnected 1D channels that allow for efficient diffusion of guest molecules throughout the structure. Herein, we demonstrate the first Zr MOF with the topology, NU-1200, which was synthesized by controlling the geometry of the organic building unit. In addition, by using NU-1200 as a platform, we perform solvent-assisted metal incorporation to form single-site metalated nodes, a process that is characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4349-4352
Number of pages4
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2016
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2016

Funding

O. K. F. and J. T. H. gratefully acknowledge support from the Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center, an Energy Frontier Research Center, funded by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, under Award DESC0012702. This work made use of the J. B. Cohen X-ray Diffraction Facility supported by the MRSEC program of the National Science Foundation (DMR-1121262) at the Materials Research Center of Northwestern University.

Keywords

  • Cluster compounds
  • Geometry
  • Metal–organic frameworks
  • Topology
  • Zirconium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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