Cerium(IV) vs Zirconium(IV) Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Detoxification of a Nerve Agent

Timur Islamoglu, Ahmet Atilgan, Su Young Moon, Gregory W. Peterson, Jared B. Decoste, Morgan Hall, Joseph T. Hupp, Omar K. Farha*

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Abstract

A study was conducted to demonstrate cerium(IV) vs zirconium(IV) based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for detoxification of a nerve agent. The rate of hydrolysis observed using a dehydrated version of NU-1000, where ligated water and hydroxide were removed with thermal treatment, was much faster than that of as-synthesized NU-1000. Experiments of this kind showed that Ce-BDC and UiO-66 had similar densities of defect sites. DRIFTS spectra revealed that the sharp peak at 3674 cm-1 corresponding to the hydroxyl groups on the Zr6 node of UiO-66 was shifted to 3646 cm-1 in Ce-BDC, which suggested weaker O-H bonds in the case of Ce6 node.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2672-2675
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume29
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 11 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Materials Chemistry

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