Molecular Oxygen Activation by Redox-Switchable Anthraquinone-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks

João Guilherme M. De Carvalho, Roland A. Fischer, Alexander Pöthig

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Abstract

A dipyridyl-substituted anthraquinone (2,6-di(pyridin-4-yl)-9,10-anthraquinone, DPAq) was incorporated as a redox-active linker molecule into crystalline coordination networks. The oxidation state of the organic linker can be selectively controlled prior to framework formation and furthermore be maintained in the solid state. Hydrogen bonding is identified to be a substantial stabilization factor. Additionally, it is shown that the anthraquinone-anthrahydroquinone redox pair can be switched reversibly even after incorporation in the solid state by a thermal treatment/soaking procedure - going along with the formation of hydrogen peroxide from molecular oxygen (air) during the oxidation process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4676-4682
Number of pages7
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume60
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Apr 2021

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