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Impact of Synthesis Parameters on the Formation of Defects in HKUST-1

  • Wenhua Zhang
  • , Max Kauer
  • , Penghu Guo
  • , Sebastian Kunze
  • , Stefan Cwik
  • , Martin Muhler
  • , Yuemin Wang
  • , Konstantin Epp
  • , Gregor Kieslich
  • , Roland A. Fischer
  • Max-Planck-lnstitut für Kohlenforschung
  • Humanoid Technologies Lab (H2T)
  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

By employing various synthetic conditions, such as Cu(NO3)2·3H2O and Cu(BF4)2·6H2O as copper ion sources and different solvents, defect-engineered analogues of metal–organic framework (MOF) [Cu3(BTC)2] (HKUST-1; BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate) with isophthalate (IP) incorporation (DEMOFs) were synthesised and characterised by powder XRD, SEM, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, NMR spectroscopy and N2sorption. The results show that the choice of counter ions impacts the properties of the samples especially at high concentrations of IP. The combination of DMF and Cu(BF4)2·6H2O turns out to be superior for DEMOFs with IP incorporation up to 25 %. Ultrahigh-vacuum IR spectra recorded upon CO adsorption together with the results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic studies show the generation of coordinatively unsaturated Cu+sites. The results suggest the presence of two different defect types, that is, missing-linker defects and missing paddlewheels for high concentrations of IP.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)925-931
Number of pages7
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2017
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Carboxylate ligands
  • Copper
  • Defect engineering
  • Metal–organic frameworks
  • Solvothermal synthesis

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