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Title: Tuning metal–carboxylate coordination in crystalline metal–organic frameworks through surfactant media

Abstract

Although it has been widely demonstrated that surfactants can efficiently control the size, shape and surface properties of micro/nanocrystals of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) due to the strong interactions between surfactants and crystal facets of MOFs, the use of surfactants as reaction media to grow MOF single crystals is unprecedented. In addition, compared with ionic liquids, surfactants are much cheaper and can have multifunctional properties such as acidic, basic, neutral, cationic, anionic, or even block. These factors strongly motivate us to develop a new synthetic strategy: growing crystalline MOFs in surfactants. In this report, eight new two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) MOFs have been successfully synthesized in an industrially-abundant and environmentally-friendly surfactant: polyethylene glycol-200 (PEG-200). Eight different coordination modes of carboxylates, ranging from monodentate η{sup 1} mode to tetra-donor coordination µ{sub 3}-η{sup 1}:η{sup 2}:η{sup 1} mode, have been founded in our research. The magnetic properties of Co-based MOFs were investigated and MOF NTU-Z6b showed a phase transition with a Curie temperature (T{sub c}) at 5 K. Our strategy of growing crystalline MOFs in surfactant could offer exciting opportunities for preparing novel MOFs with diverse structures and interesting properties. - Graphical abstract: Surfactants have been used as reaction media to grow MOFmore » single crystals for the first time. Eight new two-dimensional or three-dimensional MOFs were successfully synthesized in surfactant polyethylene glycol-200 (PEG-200). Coordination modes of carboxylates up to eight were founded. Our strategy of growing crystalline MOFs in surfactant could offer exciting opportunities for preparing novel MOFs with diverse structures and interesting properties. Display Omitted - Highlights: • Surfactant-thermal synthesis of crystalline metal–organic frameworks. • Eight new 2-D or 3-D metal–organic frameworks. • Eight different metal–carboxylate coordination modes.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]; ; ;  [1];  [3];  [2];  [1];  [4];  [1]
  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798 (Singapore)
  2. Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371 (Singapore)
  3. State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 (China)
  4. Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543 (Singapore)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22274100
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 206; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROL; CURIE POINT; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MONOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STRONG INTERACTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACTANTS; SYNTHESIS

Citation Formats

Gao, Junkuo, Ye, Kaiqi, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, He, Mi, Xiong, Wei-Wei, Cao, Wenfang, Lee, Zhi Yi, Wang, Yue, Wu, Tom, Huo, Fengwei, Liu, Xiaogang, Institute of Materials Research Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 117602, and Zhang, Qichun. Tuning metal–carboxylate coordination in crystalline metal–organic frameworks through surfactant media. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.JSSC.2013.07.031.
Gao, Junkuo, Ye, Kaiqi, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, He, Mi, Xiong, Wei-Wei, Cao, Wenfang, Lee, Zhi Yi, Wang, Yue, Wu, Tom, Huo, Fengwei, Liu, Xiaogang, Institute of Materials Research Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 117602, & Zhang, Qichun. Tuning metal–carboxylate coordination in crystalline metal–organic frameworks through surfactant media. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2013.07.031
Gao, Junkuo, Ye, Kaiqi, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, He, Mi, Xiong, Wei-Wei, Cao, Wenfang, Lee, Zhi Yi, Wang, Yue, Wu, Tom, Huo, Fengwei, Liu, Xiaogang, Institute of Materials Research Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 117602, and Zhang, Qichun. 2013. "Tuning metal–carboxylate coordination in crystalline metal–organic frameworks through surfactant media". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2013.07.031.
@article{osti_22274100,
title = {Tuning metal–carboxylate coordination in crystalline metal–organic frameworks through surfactant media},
author = {Gao, Junkuo and Ye, Kaiqi and State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012 and He, Mi and Xiong, Wei-Wei and Cao, Wenfang and Lee, Zhi Yi and Wang, Yue and Wu, Tom and Huo, Fengwei and Liu, Xiaogang and Institute of Materials Research Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 117602 and Zhang, Qichun},
abstractNote = {Although it has been widely demonstrated that surfactants can efficiently control the size, shape and surface properties of micro/nanocrystals of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) due to the strong interactions between surfactants and crystal facets of MOFs, the use of surfactants as reaction media to grow MOF single crystals is unprecedented. In addition, compared with ionic liquids, surfactants are much cheaper and can have multifunctional properties such as acidic, basic, neutral, cationic, anionic, or even block. These factors strongly motivate us to develop a new synthetic strategy: growing crystalline MOFs in surfactants. In this report, eight new two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) MOFs have been successfully synthesized in an industrially-abundant and environmentally-friendly surfactant: polyethylene glycol-200 (PEG-200). Eight different coordination modes of carboxylates, ranging from monodentate η{sup 1} mode to tetra-donor coordination µ{sub 3}-η{sup 1}:η{sup 2}:η{sup 1} mode, have been founded in our research. The magnetic properties of Co-based MOFs were investigated and MOF NTU-Z6b showed a phase transition with a Curie temperature (T{sub c}) at 5 K. Our strategy of growing crystalline MOFs in surfactant could offer exciting opportunities for preparing novel MOFs with diverse structures and interesting properties. - Graphical abstract: Surfactants have been used as reaction media to grow MOF single crystals for the first time. Eight new two-dimensional or three-dimensional MOFs were successfully synthesized in surfactant polyethylene glycol-200 (PEG-200). Coordination modes of carboxylates up to eight were founded. Our strategy of growing crystalline MOFs in surfactant could offer exciting opportunities for preparing novel MOFs with diverse structures and interesting properties. Display Omitted - Highlights: • Surfactant-thermal synthesis of crystalline metal–organic frameworks. • Eight new 2-D or 3-D metal–organic frameworks. • Eight different metal–carboxylate coordination modes.},
doi = {10.1016/J.JSSC.2013.07.031},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22274100}, journal = {Journal of Solid State Chemistry},
issn = {0022-4596},
number = ,
volume = 206,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}