Highly Porous Zirconium Metal−Organic Frameworks with β‑UH₃‑like Topology Based on Elongated Tetrahedral Linkers

Authors

Xin Zhang, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Xu Zhang, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jacob A. Johnson, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Yu-Sheng Chen, University of ChicagoFollow
Jian Zhang, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2016

Citation

Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (2016), pp. 8380−8383. doi 10.1021/jacs.6b04608

PMID: 27341503

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Abstract

Two non-interpenetrated zirconium metal−organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs), NPF-200 and NPF-201, were synthesized via the assembly of elongated tetrahedral linkers with Zr₆ and Zr₈ clusters. They represent the first examples of MOFs to have the β-UH₃-like, 4,12,12T1 topology. Upon activation, NPF-200 exhibits the largest BET surface area (5463 m²g⁻¹) and void volume (81.6%) among all MOFs formed from tetrahedral ligands. Composed of negative-charged boron-centered tetrahedral linkers, NPF-201 is an anionic Zr-MOF which selectively uptakes photoactive [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺for heterogeneous photo-oxidation of thioanisole.

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