基于硼亲和分子印迹策略的MOF/MIPs对沙丁胺醇的选择性吸附和计算模拟

为了探索所构筑的硼酸功能化金属有机框架(MOF)表面印迹材料(FSU-BA@MIP)对底物的亲和识别能力,对FSU-BA@MIP的金属-有机骨架材料(UiO-66-BA)中的3-羧基苯硼酸配体与沙丁胺醇间的硼亲和作用进行计算,再采用密度泛函理论(DFT)对FSU-BA@MIP材料对沙丁胺醇的选择性机理进行模拟,最后进行选择性实验.计算结果表明,离子化的3-羧基苯硼酸与沙丁胺醇间存在的氢键作用使得这两种物质有较强的作用力,更容易形成硼酸环酯;与竞争物质相比, UiO-66-BA与沙丁胺醇的结合能与反应能最低,说明所形成的FSU-BA@MIP印迹材料对底物沙丁胺醇具有特异性吸附.分析结果与实验得到的沙丁胺醇的最高吸附量一致,说明UiO-66-BA是一种可用于分析顺式二醇化合物的理想硼酸功能化材料.     

Pdn(n=2～13)团簇的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法计算并讨论钯原子团簇Pdn(n=2～13)结构模型.通过对钯原子团簇进行几何构型优化和振动频率计算,找出团簇总能量最低的同分异构体.由于Jahn-Teller效应的存在,团簇的最稳定结构采取对称性较低的几何构型.在钯原子数相同时,往往存在多个能量极为相近的稳定构型.单位原子平均静态极化率呈奇偶变化.     

Aun (n＝2～20)团簇的遗传算法和密度泛函方法研究

在遗传算法和Gupta多体势系统地搜索金属团簇初始结构基础上, 应用密度泛函理论和基于局域密度近似 (LDA)或广义梯度近似(GGA)的超软赝势和投影扩充波(PAW)方法分别系统地研究了金属团簇Au_n (n≤20)的最稳定构型和电子性质. 发现LDA或GGA近似下, 最稳定构型存在一定的差异: LDA方法中, Au团簇最稳定构型从Au₇ 处就发生了从二维结构向三维结构的转化, 而GGA近似下Au₁₃的最稳定异构体仍然保持平面构型. 计算结果表明, 平均最近邻距、平均配位数和结合能随着尺寸的增大呈递增趋势, 而二阶差分能、费米能级、HOMO-LUMO能隙、垂直电离势和电子亲和势出现了明显的奇偶交替现象. 其结果丰富了目前对金团簇的理论和实验的研究.     

杂质对金属-有机骨架材料分离烟道气性能影响的分子模拟研究

采用分子模拟方法系统研究了杂质(水、O2和SO2)对5种金属-有机骨架材料(ZIF-8,NOTT-300,UiO-66(Zr),UiO-66-NH2和UiO-66-2COOH)的烟道气分离性能的影响,并探讨了其微观机理.结果表明,O2和SO2对这些材料的CO2/N2分离选择性影响不大;水对ZIF-8和UiO-66(Zr)的分离选择性影响不大,而对NOTT-300和UiO-66-NH2的分离选择性具有提升作用;UiO-66-2COOH对CO2的选择性有所降低.在干燥的环境下,UiO-66-2COOH的选择性最高,而在湿润的环境下,UiO-66-NH2的选择性最高.为捕获CO2的新型材料设计提供理论指导.     

过渡金属团簇M20和M20(PMe3)4(M=Cu,Ag,Au)的量子化学理论研究

采用从头计算MP2和DFT理论方法,对过渡金属团簇M20和M20( PMe3)4(M=Cu,Ag,Au)的几何结构、电子结构以及团簇各组成部分之间的结合能进行了研究.所研究的体系具有较大的前线轨道能隙,与C60接近,显示出特别的稳定性.考虑电子相关效应的MP2方法能够对团簇的结构给予可靠的描述.离域泛函GGA对Cu和A...     

CO与Pdn（n=1-8）团簇的相互作用

采用密度泛函理论对CO与钯团簇的相互作用进行了系统研究.结果表明,PdnCO(n=1-8)体系的最低能量结构是在Pdn(n=1-8)团簇最低能最结构或亚稳态结构的基础上吸附CO生长而成;CO的吸附以端位吸附为主,其吸附没有改变Pdn团簇的结构;CO分子在Pdn团簇表面发生的是非解离性吸附.与优化的CO键长(0.1166 nm)相比,除了n=2,团簇PdnCO的C-O键长为0.1167-0.1168 nm,吸附后C-O键长变化较小,CO分子被活化程度较小.电荷集居数分析表明,CO的吸附对Pdn团簇的影响比较小;二阶能量差分表明,n=4,6的团簇是相对稳定的团簇.     

调制金属有机框架节点拓扑构型用于促进苯胺高效催化氧化

金属有机框架所具有的拓扑构型丰富的可调控性是其独特于传统多孔材料的显著特征之一.通过简单易行的方式调控组成构建金属有机框架的节点构型从而改变其拓扑堆积方式,并研究其催化性能的变化,这有助于深入理解催化反应的构效关系并为高效催化剂的开发提供指导.本文以高稳定性的Hf-UiO-66作为研究对象,合成了具有Hf₁₂节点的hcp构型UiO-66-hcp以及具有Hf₆节点的fcu构型UiO-66-fcu,其中hcp构型材料对苯胺选择性氧化至氧化偶氮苯的反应具有显著优于fcu构型材料的催化性能,且具有优异的催化稳定性及底物拓展性.因节点结构改变所致的拓扑构型差异显著影响了催化活性,且性能差异适用于多种底物及网状化学同系物UiO-67,其来源可能在于Hf₁₂及Hf₆节点中桥联μ-OH的空间环境差异.     

用密度泛函和遗传算法研究Cun (n≤20) 团簇的尺寸效应

结合遗传算法和Gupta多体势系统地搜索金属团簇Cu_n (n≤20)的几何结构, 并利用密度泛函方法进一步确定最稳定构型. 分析了平均键长、平均配位数、结合能、二阶差分能、电离势和电子亲和势等性质随着尺寸的变化规律. 发现在Cu₇处团簇最稳定构型从二维结构转向三维结构, Cu_n (n≤20)团簇的幻数为8, 13, 20. 团簇的键长、配位数和结合能属性随着尺寸的增长而递增最终接近相应的体相值; 而二阶差分能、电离势和电子亲和势随着尺寸增加出现奇偶交替, 说明偶数电子形成闭壳层结构, 比相邻团簇更稳定.     

正二十面体Au13和Pt13团簇上肉桂醛的吸附

运用广义梯度近似(GGA)密度泛函理论的Perdew-Burke-Ernzerh (PBE)方法, 研究了肉桂醛在正二十面体Au₁₃和Pt₁₃团簇上的吸附行为. 通过分析不同吸附模式的吸附能和几何构型发现: 同一金属团簇, 顺式肉桂醛的吸附能强于反式肉桂醛的吸附能. 对于Au₁₃团簇, 肉桂醛的稳定吸附构型为C＝C和C＝O共吸附模型; 对于Pt₁₃团簇, 肉桂醛的稳定吸附构型为C＝O吸附. 比较二者发现, 肉桂醛在Pt₁₃团簇的吸附能力强于Au₁₃团簇.分析Au₁₃和Pt₁₃团簇上肉桂醛最稳定吸附构型的电子结构表明, 电子由肉桂醛原子的2s、2p轨道向金属表面转移, 同时金属部分电子反馈到肉桂醛的反键轨道, 最终肉桂醛稳定吸附于金属团簇. 此外, 肉桂醛在团簇模型上的吸附能大于其在平板模型上的吸附能.     

六核钽铑二元混合簇合物的几何和电子结构

采用密度泛函理论对六核钽、铑八面体纯簇及其混合簇的几何结构和电子性质进行了研究.计算结果表明:大部分钽铑混合簇稳定构型的对称性均较低,为C1或Cs点群,只有[Ta2Rh4Cl4H8(CN)6]4-团簇的稳定构型对称性较高,为C2h或C4v点群;混合簇的最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)与最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO)能隙(ΔEH-L)均较小,介于0.52-1.00eV之间;混合簇的前线轨道主要由骨架金属原子的d电子贡献,随着Rh原子替代Ta原子个数的递增,Ta—Rh键对混合簇稳定构型所起作用逐渐增加,Ta—Ta键所起作用减小,而Rh—Rh键为非键或反键性质.     

Unusual chain length dependent adsorption of linear and branched alkanes on UiO-66

In this work, the zero coverage adsorption properties of C₅–C₁₀ n- and iso-alkanes on the UiO-66, UiO-66-Me and UiO-66-NO₂ metal–organic frameworks are studied by gas phase pulse chromatography. Analysis of enthalpy values, entropy values, Gibbs free energies and Henry constants reveals unusual chain length dependent adsorption behaviour of linear and branched alkanes, caused by the complex structure of the zirconium metal–organic framework UiO-66. The UiO-66 structure consists of a small, tetrahedral and large, octahedral cage. It is shown that at specific carbon chain lengths (e.g. C₆–C₇ for n-alkanes), distinctive jumps in adsorption enthalpy, entropy values and Henry constants occur. This chain length dependent effect is even more pronounced for 2- and 3-methyl alkanes and double branched alkanes. This distinctive shift in adsorption behaviour occurs at a molecular size that coincides with the cavity dimensions of the smallest, tetrahedral cage. The resulting selective adsorption arises from confinement effects and is function of both the molecular shape and size.     

Selectivity Control in the Direct CO Esterification over Pd@UiO-66: The Pd Location Matters

The selectivity control of Pd nanoparticles (NPs) in the direct CO esterification with methyl nitrite toward dimethyl oxalate (DMO) or dimethyl carbonate (DMC) remains a grand challenge. Herein, Pd NPs are incorporated into isoreticular metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), namely UiO-66-X (X=-H, -NO₂, -NH₂), affording Pd@UiO-66-X, which unexpectedly exhibit high selectivity (up to 99 %) to DMC and regulated activity in the direct CO esterification. In sharp contrast, the Pd NPs supported on the MOF, yielding Pd/UiO-66, displays high selectivity (89 %) to DMO as always reported with Pd NPs. Both experimental and DFT calculation results prove that the Pd location relative to UiO-66 gives rise to discriminated microenvironment of different amounts of interface between Zr-oxo clusters and Pd NPs in Pd@UiO-66 and Pd/UiO-66, resulting in their distinctly different selectivity. This is an unprecedented finding on the production of DMC by Pd NPs, which was previously achieved by Pd(II) only, in the direct CO esterification.     

S-型分级多孔CdS/UiO-66光催化剂的构建实现4-硝基苯胺的高效还原

金属有机框架(MOFs)材料因其高孔隙率特性在气体吸附分离、药物传递、催化等领域具有广泛应用.近年来,将功能化纳米颗粒(NPs)封装在MOFs中的研究在催化领域引起了科学家的兴趣.其中,较大比表面积的MOFs可以为NPs的分散和固定提供理想的平台,而NPs反过来可以为催化反应引入更多的活性位点,提高催化效率.然而,MOFs本身的孔隙常局限于微孔(<2 nm),这极大地限制了NPs在MOFs孔隙中的有效封装.因此,设计并制备含有介孔(2?50 nm)或大孔(>50 nm)的多级孔MOFs,揭示其孔径大小对复杂NPs/MOFs复合催化剂催化性能的影响具有重要意义.然而,具有不同孔径MOFs的可控制备具有巨大挑战性,MOFs孔径如何影响和调控NPs/MOFs复合材料催化活性是一个悬而未决的科学问题.本文结合金属离子刻蚀法和调控配体法设计了两种具有不同孔径(大孔和介孔)的UiO-66,并系统研究了孔径大小对CdS NPs的分布以及所形成的复合催化剂CdS/UiO-66的催化性能的影响及机制.我们首先阐明了UiO-66调控孔径后影响和修饰CdS NPs的空间分布:对于具有开放大孔结构的UiO-66纳米笼,CdS NPs倾向于自发沉积在UiO-66纳米笼内壁上.相比之下,CdS NPs则主要附着于介孔UiO-66的外表面.据此,具有大孔和介孔结构的CdS/UiO-66表现出不同的光催化性能.以光还原4-硝基苯胺反应为例,大孔CdS/UiO-66的反应速率常数是介孔和实心样品的3?13倍,且优于许多文献报道的CdS复合材料催化剂,表明大孔结构在制备高效复合催化材料上的潜在优势.通过光吸收能力、能级结构等计算表征,该催化剂的电子空穴对传输遵循S-型异质结光催化机制;大孔CdS/UiO-66具有较高光催化活性可归因于纳米笼对NPs的限域效应,即CdS被限制在UiO-66纳米笼内,缩短了催化剂与底物之间的电子传输距离;空心纳米笼结构则保护其内部的CdS NPs免受光腐蚀的影响,进而获得较高的催化效率和循环稳定性.可见,本文提出了一种结合离子刻蚀法和调控配体法获得具有不同孔径MOFs的有效策略,阐明了调控MOFs的孔径尺寸可以影响NPs的空间分布,是制约其性能的关键因素,有望为高效催化剂的设计及催化机制的研究提供新的依据.     

Revisiting the Environment Effect on Mass Transfer for Heterogenized Pd6Ru8 Metal-Organic Cage Photocatalyst Confined within 3D Matrix

Artificial light-driven splitting of water into hydrogen involves multiple links to emulate natural photosynthesis, including light absorption, electron or energy transfer, surface catalysis et al., in which, the mass transportation of sacrificial reagent and reactant is always ignored. Metal-organic cage (MOC) of Pd₆Ru₈ (MOC-16), assembling multiple photosensitive Ru and catalytic Pd concomitant with directional electron transfer between them, provides an opportunity to explore the environmental effects from the view point of mass transportation without disturbance of other links. Zr-MOF of UiO-66 is used as a matrix to heterogenize MOC-16 and a series of characterizations are carried out to unravel the composition, structure and optical properties. The intact MOC-16 remains with long-term photo-stability and the outstanding photocatalytic activity is obtained by virtue of a long-lived triplet state. Three matrixes of ZIF-8, ZIF-8 derived carbonate CZIF, and UiO-66 are intercompared for mass transfer based on wettability and porous structure. Water molecule directly takes part in the formation of H₂ catalyzed by MOC-16@UiO-66, evidenced by a kinetic isotope effect, in addition to the proton delivery thanks to the hydrophilic nature of UiO-66. The porous structure of UiO-66 is essential for the permeation of sacrificial reagent to serve as two-electron donor, in sharp contrast as one-electron donor in nonporous CZIF matrix. These results highlight the importance of microenviroment surrounding molecular catalysts in view of the heterogenization of molecular catalysts, meanwhile, providing a prominent guidance on how to choose 3D support to bridge the homogenous and heterogenous system.     

The Chemistry of Nucleation: In Situ Pair Distribution Function Analysis of Secondary Building Units During UiO-66 MOF Formation

The concept of secondary building units (SBUs) is central to all science on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and they are widely used to design new MOF materials. However, the presence of SBUs during MOF formation remains controversial, and the formation mechanism of MOFs remains unclear, due to limited information about the evolution of prenucleation cluster structures. Here in situ pair distribution function (PDF) analysis was used to probe UiO-66 formation under solvothermal conditions. The expected SBU—a hexanuclear zirconium cluster—is present in the metal salt precursor solution. Addition of organic ligands results in a disordered structure with correlations up to 23 Å, resembling crystalline UiO-66. Heating leads to fast cluster aggregation, and further growth and ordering results in the crystalline product. Thus, SBUs are present already at room temperature and act as building blocks for MOF formation. The proposed formation steps provide insight for further development of MOF synthesis.     

Imparting Multifunctionality by Utilizing Biporosity in a Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Framework

In this work, we have synthesized nanocomposites made up of a metal–organic framework (MOF) and conducting polymers by polymerization of specialty monomers such as pyrrole (Py) and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) in the voids of a stable and biporous Zr-based MOF ( UiO-66 ). FTIR and Raman data confirmed the presence of polypyrrole ( PPy ) and poly3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene ( PEDOT ) in UiO-66-PPy and UiO-66-PEDOT nanocomposites, respectively, and PXRD data revealed successful retention of the structure of the MOF. HRTEM images showed successful incorporation of polymer fibers inside the voids of the framework. Owing to the intrinsic biporosity of UiO-66 , polymer chains were observed to selectively occupy only one of the voids. This resulted in a remarkable enhancement (million-fold) of the electrical conductivity while the nanocomposites retain 60–70 % of the porosity of the original MOF. These semiconducting yet significantly porous MOF nanocomposite systems exhibited ultralow thermal conductivity. Enhanced electrical conductivity with lowered thermal conductivity could qualify such MOF nanocomposites for thermoelectric applications.     

A Bio-inspired Nano-pocket Spatial Structure for Targeting Uranyl Capture

Biology has evolved excellent spatial structures for high-selectivity and high-affinity capture of heavy metals. Inspired by the spatial structure of the superb-uranyl binding protein SUP, we mimic the spatial structure of SUP in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). The MOF UiO-66-3C4N fabricated by introducing 4-aminoisophthalic acid into UiO-66 shows high uranyl adsorption capacity both in simulated seawater and in natural seawater. In natural seawater, UiO-66-3C4N exhibits 17.03 times higher uranium extraction capacity than that of vanadium, indicating the high selectivity of the adsorbent. The EXAFS analysis and DFT calculation reveal that UiO-66-3C4N forms smaller nano-pocket for uranyl capture than that of SUP protein, which can both restrict the entrance of the other interfering ions with larger size and reinforce the binding by increasing the coordination interaction, and therefore qualify the nano-pocket with high affinity and high selectivity to uranyl.     

Structural stability of boron clusters with octahedral and tetrahedral symmetries

The structural stability of cagelike boron clusters with octahedral and tetrahedral symmetries has been investigated by means of first-principles calculations. Twenty-eight cluster models, ranging from B(10) to B(66), were systematically constructed using regular and semiregular polyhedra as prototypes. The binding energies per atom were, on the whole, slightly lower than those of icosahedral clusters B(80) and B(100), which are supposed to be the most stable in the icosahedral group. The larger clusters did not always have higher binding energies. Isothermal molecular dynamics simulations were performed to determine the deformation temperatures at which clusters began to break or change their structures. We found eight clusters that had nonzero deformation temperatures, indicating that they are in metastable states. The octahedral cluster B(18) had the highest deformation temperature among these, similar to that of icosahedral B(80) and B(100). The analysis of the electronic structure of B(18) showed that it attained this high stability owing to Jahn-Teller distortion.     

UiO-66 microcrystals catalyzed direct arylation of enol acetates and heteroarenes with aryl diazonium salts in water

UiO-66 is a classic Metal–organic framework (MOF) that constructed by zirconium cations and terephthalate with high chemical and thermal stability. Using pristine UiO-66 nanocrystals as the catalysts, the carbon–carbon bond formation based on denitrogenative substitution of aryl diazonium salts has been achieved under mild condition. The C–H arylation of both enol acetates and heteroarenes could be performed in aqueous medium without other metal assistance. The UiO-66 catalyst shows good water stability and reusability as well as impressive functional group tolerance.     

高稳定性金属有机骨架UiO-66的合成与应用

金属有机骨架(metal-organic frameworks,MOFs)是一种由金属中心与有机配体自组装而成的、具有三维网状有序孔结构的新型多孔晶体材料,其具有超高的比表面积、种类和结构多样性、可化学功能化等特点,在多个研究领域显示出了潜在的应用前景,已成为当前化学、材料学科的研究热点之一。 然而大多数MOFs材料的稳定性较差,极大地束缚了MOFs材料的发展。 以Zr为金属中心,对苯二甲酸为有机配体的UiO-66具有较好的热稳定性,结构可在500 ℃保持稳定,并且其还具有很高的耐酸性和一定的耐碱性,引起了人们的关注。 本文主要综述了UiO-66在合成调控、功能化合成和后改性方面的研究现状,以及其在吸附和催化等领域的应用前景。