Three‐Dimensional MOF‐Type Architectures with Tetravalent Uranium Hexanuclear Motifs (U6O8) |
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Authors: | Clément Falaise Dr Christophe Volkringer Dr Jean‐François Vigier Dr Natacha Henry Dr Arnaud Beaurain Dr Thierry Loiseau |
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Institution: | Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS), UMR CNRS 8181, Université de Lille Nord de France, USTL‐ENSCL, Bat C7, BP 90108, 59652 Villeneuve d'Ascq (France), Fax: (+33)?320‐43‐48‐95 |
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Abstract: | Four metal–organic frameworks (MOF) with tetravalent uranium have been solvothermally synthesized by treating UCl4 with rigid dicarboxylate linkers in N,N‐dimethylfomamide (DMF). The use of the ditopic ligands 4,4′‐biphenyldicarboxylate ( 1 ), 2,6‐naphthalenedicarboxylate ( 2 ), terephthalate ( 3 ), and fumarate ( 4 ) resulted in the formation of three‐dimensional networks based on the hexanuclear uranium‐centered motif U6O4(OH)4(H2O)6]. This motif corresponds to an octahedral configuration of uranium nodes and is also known for thorium in crystalline solids. The atomic arrangement of this specific building unit with organic linkers is similar to that found in the zirconium‐based porous compounds of the UiO‐66/67 series. The structure of U6O4(OH)4(H2O)6(L)6] ? X (L=dicarboxylate ligand; X=DMF) shows the inorganic hexamers connected in a face‐centered cubic manner through the ditopic linkers to build up a three‐dimensional framework that delimits octahedral (from 5.4 Å for 4 up to 14.0 Å for 1 ) and tetrahedral cavities. The four compounds have been characterized by using single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis (or powder diffraction analysis for 4 ). The tetravalent state of uranium has been examined by using XPS and solid‐state UV/Vis analyses. The measurement of the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area indicated very low values (Langmuir <300 m2 g?1 for 1 , <7 m2 g?1 for 2 – 4 ) and showed that the structures are quite unstable upon removal of the encapsulated DMF solvent. |
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Keywords: | dicarboxylic acids metal– organic frameworks photoelectron spectroscopy solvothermal synthesis uranium X‐ray diffraction |
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