Syntheses,structures, and properties of three MOFs based on tertbutylphenyl imidazole dicarboxylate

By hydrothermal reactions of a newly designed ligand, 2-(p-tert-butylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (H₃BuPhIDC) with Cd(II) or Zn(II), three metal-organic frameworks, [Cd(μ₃-HBuPhIDC)(H₂O)]·2H₂O (1), [Cd(μ₃-HBuPhIDC)(4,4′-bipy)_0.5] (4,4′-bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine) (2), and [Zn₂(μ₃-HBuPhIDC)₂(CH₃OH)₂] (3), have been obtained and characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In 1, small countless diamond grids form a mesh structure and then are bridged through μ₃-HBuPhIDC^2? linkers building a 3-D framework. Compared with 1, 4,4′-bipy participates in the construction of a 3-D structure of 2. Polymer 3 shows an interesting 3-D open architecture, which contains infinite 1-D octagonal channels built by left- and right-handed helical chains. Thermal and solid-state photoluminescence properties of the polymers have been investigated.     

Three different structural lead(II) polymers constructed from newly designed chlorophenyl-imidazole dicarboxylate ligands

A 1-D coordination polymer, {[Pb(o-ClPhH₂IDC)₂]·H₂O}_n (o-ClPhH₃IDC = 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid) (1), a 2-D coordination polymer, [Pb₃(p-ClPhIDC)₂(H₂O)]_n (p-ClPhH₃IDC = 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid) (2), and a 3-D polymer, [Pb(p-ClPhH₂IDC)₂]_n (3), have been obtained solvothermally and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, IR, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Although they were prepared with similar ligands and Pb²⁺, polymers 1–3 show distinct structures. The X-ray powder diffraction and thermal properties of the polymers have been investigated. The influence of the reaction conditions to the final products and coordination of the organic ligands are discussed.     

A series of lanthanide-organic frameworks constructed by 2-methyl imidazole dicarboxylate and oxalate: synthesis,structures, and properties

Five lanthanide(III) coordination polymers with 2-methyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (H₃MIDC) and ammonium oxalate, {[(Ln1)₂(HMIDC)₂(C₂O₄)(H₂O)₃]?·?3H₂O} _n (Ln1?=?Nd (1), Sm (2)), {[Eu₂(HMIDC)₂(C₂O₄)(H₂O)₃]?·?0.5EtOH?·?3H₂O} _n (3), {[Ce₂(HMIDC)₂(C₂O₄)(H₂O)₃]?·?EtOH?·?3H₂O} _n (4), and {[Gd₂(HMIDC)₂(C₂O₄)(H₂O)₃]?·?MeOH?·?3H₂O} _n (5), have been prepared and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that 1 and 2 are isostructural, as are 3, 4, and 5. Each exhibits a 3-D open framework, which is built by a regular 2-D grid connected by HMIDC^2? and Ln(III). The luminescence and thermal properties of these complexes have been investigated as well.     

Syntheses,structures and properties of four metal-organic frameworks from chlorophenyl imidazole dicarboxylates

Four metal-organic frameworks, [Sr(o-ClPhHIDC)(H₂O)₂]_n (o-ClPhH₃IDC = 2-(o-chlorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid) (1), [Mg(m-ClPhHIDC)(H₂O)₂]_n (2), [Sr(m-ClPhHIDC)(H₂O)]_n (3) and {[Co₃(m-ClPhIDC)₂(H₂O)₆]·2H₂O}_n (m-ClPhH₃IDC = 2-(m-chlorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid) (4), have been solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray analyses reveal that 1–3 show 2-D architectures and 4 exhibits a 3-D structure. The o-ClPhH₃IDC and m-ClPhH₃IDC ligands in the polymers can be partly deprotonated and coordinate to metal ions by various modes. The metal ions of 1–4 are coordinated only to oxygens. The thermal and luminescence properties of the polymers have also been investigated.     

Two 3-D metal-organic frameworks constructed by 2-methyl or 2-ethyl imidazole dicarboxylates

Two polymeric frameworks, [Zn₅(MIDC)₂(HMIDC)₂(phen)₅] _n (1) (H₃MIDC?=?2-methyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid, phen?=?1,10-phenanthroline) and {[Ca₂(HEIDC)₂(H₂O)]?·?H₂O} _n (2) (H₃EIDC?=?2-ethyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid), have been solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 exhibits a 3-D structure constructed from 2-D layer motifs joined by µ ₂-HMIDC^2? or µ ₃-MIDC^3? ligands. Compound 2 also presents a 3-D framework, generated from 1-D chains linked by HEIDC^2? ligands by two different µ₅-modes. The thermal and solid-state photoluminescence properties of both the complexes have been determined.     

Construction and Properties of Two MOFs Based on 2‐p‐Bromophenyl Imidazole Dicarboxylate

To further explore the coordination ability of an multi‐functional ligand 2‐(p‐bromophenyl)‐1H‐imidazole‐4,5‐dicarboxylic acid (p‐BrPhH₃IDC), two metal‐organic frameworks [Mn(μ₂‐p‐BrPhH₂IDC)₂]_n ( I ) and {[Pb(μ₂‐p‐BrPhH₂IDC)₂] · H₂O}_n ( II ) were synthesized under hydro(solvo)thermal conditions and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectroscsopy, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Polymer I shows a 2D sheet structure. In polymer II , 1D octagonal channels are connected by the organic ligands to form a 3D architecture. Furthermore, the thermal characteristics of the two polymers and the coordination features of p‐BrPhH₃IDC were investigated.     

Crystal structures and fluorescence properties of two architecture-correlated Zn(II)/Cd(II) MOFs constructed from an unprecedented tri-triazole ligand

By employing an unprecedented tri-triazole ligand, 4-amino-3,5-bis-(1H-1,2,4-triazole)-1,2,4-triazole (H₂L), two Zn(II)/Cd(II) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), [ZnL]·3H₂O (1) and [CdL]·H₂O (2), were successfully synthesized and characterized. In the two complexes, M(II) centers are chelated and bridged by L bridges to form a one-dimensional (1-D) 4₁ helical chain in 1 with high-symmetry Pbca, and a 2₁ helical chain in 2 with lower symmetry P2₁/n, respectively. The two chains are further linked by L into two structure-correlated three-dimensional (3-D) architectures. PXRD and TG analysis confirmed the phase purity and stability of 1 and 2. The solid-state fluorescence properties of the prepared MOF revealed a maximum emission at 382?nm and 393?nm (λ_ex = 330?nm), ascribing to the intra-ligand transitions. Interestingly, an additional strong emission peak at 516?nm can be observed in 1 (below 400?°C), while the emission was silenced in 2. The additional emission band may be attributed to the subtle difference of architectural features and coordination configurations between in 1 and 2.     

Synthesis,characterization, and crystal structures of two coordination polymers from 3,5-bis(pyridin-4-ylmethyl) aminobenzoic acid

Aqueous medium reactions of transition metal salts with HL under hydrothermal conditions at 90°C led to two new coordination polymers, [M(L)₂(H₂O)₂]?·?H₂O [M?=?Co(1) and Mn(2); HL?=?3,5-bis(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)aminobenzoic acid]. HL contains both flexible N-donor groups [(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)amino] and carboxylate. The flexibility of (pyridin-4-ylmethyl)amino endows HL the ability to adopt varied conformations and coordination modes. Due to the presence of nitrogen and oxygen of HL and water in the reaction system, hydrogen-bonding interactions are available to assemble donor and acceptor building blocks. The two complexes are structurally similar to L^? doubly interconnecting M(II) to form 1-D chains. The extension of the 1-D chain through hydrogen-bonding forms fascinating 3-D supramolecular frameworks. FT-IR spectroscopy and thermal stability have been studied. The two compounds represent the first complexes containing 3,5-bis(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)amino benzoate.     

Zinc(II) and manganese(II) coordination polymers constructed by 2-naphthyl imidazole dicarboxylate: syntheses,structures and properties

Three coordination polymers [Zn(μ₃-HNIDC)(CH₃OH)]_n (H₃NIDC = 2-(2-naphthyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid) (1), [Mn(μ₂-HNIDC)(4,4′-bipy)]_n (4,4′-bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine) (2) and [Mn₂(μ₂-HNIDC)₂(phen)₂]_n (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) (3) have been solvothermally synthesised and structurally characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses, thermal analyses and IR spectra. Polymer 1 displays a three-dimensional open architecture with one-dimensional (1D) channels. Polymer 2 exhibits a sheet structure containing infinite rectangles. Polymer 3 presents a 1D wave chain structure. The solid-state photoluminescence of 1 has been investigated as well.     

金属-有机框架材料在光电催化水分解领域的研究进展

光催化分解水是将太阳能转化为化学能的有效手段之一. 相比于粉末光催化, 采用H型电解池的光 电催化方法具有材料选择范围大、 载流子迁移和分离效率高、 电极易于回收等优点. 近年来, 金属有机框架 材料(MOFs)在光电催化水分解领域得到越来越多的应用. 相比于传统无机催化剂, MOFs光电极具有比表面积大、 结构易于调控等独特优势. 本文按照MOFs的应用形式分为纯MOFs、 MOFs与其它催化剂的复合结构和MOFs衍生物3类, 总结了近年来MOFs在光电催化水分解领域的研究现状和进展, 介绍了光催化/电催化领域的部分典型研究成果, 最后讨论了MOFs在光电催化水分解领域研究的重点和热点, 并对其未来发展做出了展望.     

Assembly of three 3-D MOFs from 2-phenyl-4,5-imidazole dicarboxylate and oxalate

Three lanthanide–organic polymers, {[Ln(μ ₃-HPhIDC)(μ ₂-C₂O₄)_0.5(H₂O)]?·?2H₂O} _n (Ln?=?Nd (1), Sm (2), and Tb (3)), have been isolated from the reaction of 2-phenyl-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (H₃PhIDC) with equal amount of Ln(III) salts under solvothermal condition with the rigid coligand oxalate. The three polymers, which are isomorphous and isostructural, have been structurally characterized by elemental analyses, IR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Each exhibits a 3-D framework constructed from infinite 2-D layers joined by μ ₂-C₂O₄, which are composed of μ ₃-HPhIDC^2? and trivalent lanthanide. Thermal properties have also been investigated.     

Syntheses,structural diversity and properties of three coordination polymers built by chlorophenyl imidazole dicarboxylate

Two 2D coordiantion polymers, [Sr(p-ClPhHIDC)(H₂O)]_n (p-ClPhH₃IDC = 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid) (1) and [Cd₃(p-ClPhH₂IDC)₂(p-ClPhHIDC)₂(H₂O)₂]_n (2) and one 3D polymer {[Co₃(p-ClPhHIDC)₃(H₂O)₃]·6H₂O}_n (3) have been prepared successfully under solvothermal conditions and structurally characterised by elemental analyses, IR and XRPD determinations, and have been further analysed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Polymer 1 exhibits a graceful 2D grid sheet structure. Polymer 2 can be regarded as a (3,3,4)-coordinated 2D network. Polymer 3 exhibits a 3D motif with 1D open channels and [Co₁₂(p-ClPhHIDC)₉] bihexagonal rings. The coordination features of the newly prepared imidazole dicarboxylate ligand, p-ClPhH₃IDC, have been discussed from both theoretical and experimental aspects. Furthermore, the solid-state photoluminescence and thermal properties of the polymers have also been investigated.     

Luminescent sensing of Fe3+ and K+ by three novel imidazole dicarboxylate-based MOFs

In this paper, three luminescent metal–organic frameworks, namely: [Zn(p-IPhHIDC)]_n (1), {[Cd(p-IPhIDC)(H₂O)]·CH₃OH}_n (2) and [Zn(p-TIPhHIDC)]_n (3), bearing two novel substituted imidazole dicarboxylate ligands, 2-(p-N-imidazol-1-yl)-phenyl-1H-imidazole-4,5dicarboxylic acid (p-IPhH₃IDC) and 2-p-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-phenyl-1H-imidazole-4,5dicarboxylic acid (p-TIPhH₃IDC), have been prepared and characterised through infrared spectra, X-ray powder diffraction, elemental analyses, thermogravimetric analyses and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Ignoring the free methanol molecule and coordinated water in 2, 1–3 are similar structures. Moreover, the luminescent properties of the MOFs have been explored. It was found that MOFs 1 and 2 show good luminescent sensing of Fe³⁺ in varying degrees, and 3 of K⁺.     

Ferriporphyrin-inspired MOFs as an artificial metalloenzyme for highly sensitive detection of H_2O_2 and glucose

Metalloenzymes which employ metal species and organic ligands as central active sites play significant roles in various biological activities.Development of artificial metalloenzymes can help to understand the related physiological mechanism and promote the applications of metalloenzymes in biosynthesis,energy conversion and biosensing.In this work,inspired by the active sites of ferriporphyrin-based metalloenzymes,Fe-MOFs by using ferric as the metal center and a porphyrin analog as the organic liga nd were developed as an artificial metalloenzyme.The Fe-MOFs exhibit high peroxidase-like catalytic activity with excellent long-term stability.Moreover,highly sensitive biosensors were built to detect H_2 O_2 and glucose based on the Fe-MOFs.Such MOFs-based artificial metalloenzyme offers an efficient strategy for the development of highly stable and efficient metalloenzymes,showing great potential in catalysis,energy transfer,biosensing and medical diagnosis.     

Bifunctional Gyroidal MOFs: Highly Efficient Lewis Base and Lewis Acid Catalysts

A family of gyroidal metal–organic frameworks (STUs) composited with transition metal ions and bi‐imidazolate ligands (BIm) were prepared and applied as both Lewis base and acid catalysts. Benefiting from the intrinsic basicity of the ligands and the Lewis acidic sites of the open metal centres, the STUs materials show excellent catalytic activities as Lewis base for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction between various aldehydes and malononitrile, and as Lewis acid for cyanosilylation reactions. Among these STUs, STU‐4 (Ni(BIm)) shows the best catalytic efficiency (conversions >99 %) in both Knoevenagel condensation and cyanosilylation reactions under mild conditions, providing thus an advanced material for both Lewis base and Lewis acid catalysis.     

A series of metal-organic frameworks based on 9,10-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)anthracene and structurally related aromatic dicarboxylates: Syntheses, structures, and photoluminescence

A series of new metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based on 9,10-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)anthracene and four structurally related aromatic dicarboxylates, namely, [Cd(L)(o-bdc)]·1.25H₂O (1), [Cd(L)(pydc)] (2), [Zn(L)(pydc)] (3), [Cd₃(L)₂(m-bdc)₃] (4) and [Cd(L)(p-bdc)]·2H₂O (5) (L = 9,10-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)anthracene, o-H₂bdc = 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, H₂pydc = 2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, m-H₂bdc = 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, p-H₂bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid) have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Their structures have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, and further characterized by infrared spectra (IR), elemental analyses and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Compound 1 displays a two-dimensional (2D) layer structure, which is stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions. Compounds 2 and 3 are isostructural and show 2D layer structures, which are further extended by intermolecular C-H···O hydrogen-bonding interactions to form 3D supramolecular frameworks. Compound 4 has a 2D layer structure with trinuclear units [Cd₃(u₃-O)₂]⁶⁺. Compound 5 is a 3D three-fold interpenetrating framework with a Schläfli symbol (6⁶·8). The structural differences of these compounds indicate that the anions play important roles in the resulting structures of the MOFs. The luminescent properties were also investigated for compounds 1-5.     

Highly stable and activated Cerium-based MOFs superstructures for ultrahigh selective uranium (VI) capture from simulated seawater

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted considerable attention owing to their tunable morphologies, open topological structures, large specific surface areas, and large number of active sites. These characteristics facilitate the potential application of MOFs to uranium extraction from seawater. Through calcination at low temperatures, activated MOFs with transition structures between MOFs and metal oxides can be prepared. Activated MOFs can not only maintain the structural advantages of the original material but can also expose many active metal sites. In this study, we rapidly synthesized Ce (1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylic acid)₃ (H₂O)₆ with a superstructure comprising one-dimensional nanorods at room temperature. Activated cerium-based metal-organic framework (CeMOF) with strong water stability was obtained via calcination in nitrogen at 150 °C. Furthermore, CeBTC-150 exhibited ultrahigh selectivity for uranium, and the distribution coefficient (K_d) reached approximately 3.5 × 10⁵ mL/g. The proposed method yielded not only an efficient adsorbent for uranium extraction from simulated seawater but also an innovative concept for the extraction of uranium ions from seawater using activated MOFs.     

Rational design of MOFs constructed from modified aromatic amino acids

Three Phe and Tyr derivatives, 2-amino-3-(4-aminophenyl)-propionic acid (AAP), 3E-[5-(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)-2-methoxyphenyl]-acrylic acid (AMPA) and 3-(4-aminophenyl)-2-(carboxymethyl-amino)-propionic acid (ACP) have been chosen as the ligands to construct four kinds of novel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) (five structures). These structures are, [Cd(II){(R)-AAP}(Py)(H(2)O)](ClO(4)), (R)-1; [Cd(II){(S)-AAP}(H(2)O)(2)](ClO(4)), (S)-2; [Zn(2) (II){(R,S)-AMPA}(H(2)O)], (R,S)-3; [Zn(2) (II){(R)-ACP}(Py)(3)](ClO(4))(2), (R)-4; and the inversion twin of (R)-1. Rational design to adjust the "depth" and the "width" of ligands can mediate the size and the shape of the grids of these 2D layers. Additionally, among these compounds, three pure chiral coordination polymers are obtained, owing to the inducement of chirality by the modified amino acids. This property makes them potential NLO materials.     

Isomer transformation and photoluminescence in novel coordination polymers constructed from 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and imidazole

Three novel coordination polymers [M(chdc)(imi)]_n (chdc=1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic dianion, imi=imidazole, M=Ni 1, Co 2 and Zn 3) have been synthesized by solvothermal technique and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The trans-chdc have been partially transformed into cis-chdc and the cis-chdc have been separated from the mixture of cis- and trans-chdc in the synthetic reactions of the three compounds. The three compounds exhibit similar one dimension chain-like architecture constructed by their M(II) dimers interconnected via double strands of cis-chdc-bridge. M(II) atom of the dimer exhibits a square-pyramidal geometry and interaction happens within two metal centers. Both compounds 1 and 2 do not exhibit emission spectra whereas compound 3 shows intense photoluminescence property at room temperature.