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  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Organophosphorus compounds, including chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and insecticides, are highly toxic and require effective capture and degradation methods.
  • Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising porous materials for hydrolytically cleaving and detoxifying organophosphorus compounds.
  • The MFU-4l series of MOFs, utilizing various first-row transition metals, show differential activity in degrading CWA simulants, with Ni- and Co-based MOFs exhibiting low reactivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanism behind the differing reactivities of M-MFU-4l MOFs in organophosphorus hydrolysis.
  • To quantify the thermodynamic interactions between organophosphorus compounds and the MFU-4l MOF series.
  • To establish isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) as a method for probing thermodynamic differences in MOF catalyst deactivation.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis and characterization of the M-MFU-4l series of metal-organic frameworks.
  • Utilized isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) to monitor the binding of an organophosphorus compound to the M-MFU-4l MOFs.
  • Constructed a complete thermodynamic profile (association constant, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs free energy) for the interaction.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that strong binding of the organophosphorus product to the metal node deactivates Ni-MFU-4l and Co-MFU-4l catalysts.
  • Quantified the thermodynamic parameters governing the interaction between the organophosphorus compound and different M-MFU-4l MOFs.
  • Showcased significant differences in binding thermodynamics correlating with observed catalytic activity.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides mechanistic insight into MOF catalyst deactivation for organophosphorus hydrolysis, attributed to product binding.
  • Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is validated as a sensitive technique to detect subtle thermodynamic differences influencing material properties.
  • Findings can guide the rational design of improved first-row transition metal MOF catalysts for efficient organophosphorus degradation.