Multiple functional groups of varying ratios in metal-organic frameworks

Hexiang Deng, Christian J. Doonan, Hiroyasu Furukawa, Ricardo B. Ferreira, John Towne, Carolyn B. Knobler, Bo Wang, Omar M. Yaghi

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Abstract

We show that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can incorporate a large number of different functionalities on linking groups in a way that mixes the linker, rather than forming separate domains. We made complex MOFs from 1, 4-benzenedicarboxylate (denoted by A in this work) and its derivatives-NH 2,-Br,-(Cl)2,-NO2,-(CH3) 2,-C4H4,-(OC3H5) 2, and-(OC7H7)2 (denoted by B to I, respectively) to synthesize 18 multivariate (MTV) MOF-5 type structures that contain up to eight distinct functionalities in one phase. The backbone (zinc oxide and phenylene units) of these structures is ordered, but the distribution of functional groups is disordered. The complex arrangements of several functional groups within the pores can lead to properties that are not simply linear sums of those of the pure components. For example, a member of this series, MTV-MOF-5-EHI, exhibits up to 400% better selectivity for carbon dioxide over carbon monoxide compared with its best same-link counterparts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)846-850
Number of pages5
JournalScience
Volume327
Issue number5967
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Feb 2010
Externally publishedYes

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