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Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks
Published on: September 5, 2014
A mesoporous Zr-based metal-organic framework driven by the assembly of an octatopic linker
Borja Ortín-Rubio1,2, Cristina Perona-Bermejo3, José A Suárez Del Pino1,2
1Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona 08193, Spain. inhar.imaz@icn2.cat.
Abstract:
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based on high-connected nets are generally very attractive due to their combined robustness and porosity. Here, we describe the synthesis of BCN-348, a new high-connected Zr-MOF built from an 8-connected (8-c) cubic Zr-oxocluster and an 8-c organic linker. BCN-348 contains a minimal edge-transitive 3,4,8-c eps net, and combines mesoporosity with thermal and hydrolytic stability. Encouraging results from preliminary studies on its use as a catalyst for hydrolysis of a nerve-agent simulant suggest its potential as an agent for detoxification of chemical weapons and other pernicious compounds.
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