Issue 14, 2021

Cyclodextrins: a new and effective class of co-modulators for aqueous zirconium-MOF syntheses

Abstract

Inspired by the effectiveness of cyclodextrin (CD) auxiliary agents in the design of nanocomposite materials, we hypothesized that the same approach can be employed in the controlled assembly of zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) of the UiO-66-X topology, in aqueous media. Native CDs (α-CD, β-CD and γ-CD) in different proportions were initially applied as co-modulators to the reaction mixture of the Zr6O4(OH)4(CH3COO)12 cluster zirconium precursor and the 2-aminoterephtalic acid linker, to assess their influence on the porous properties of the Zr-MOFs. Crystallinity and textural characteristics of the so-obtained materials were determined by means of X-ray diffraction and N2-sorption analysis. Even at low concentrations, γ-CD was shown to have a deleterious effect on the Zr-MOFs' specific surface area and their overall N2 sorption properties. Conversely, α-CD and β-CD aided synthesis of Zr-MOFs resulted in superior textural properties outperforming those obtained with classical hydrothermal syntheses, yielding a record surface area of SBET = 1451 m2 g−1, suggesting that these co-modulators efficiently participate in the growth of UiO-66-NH2. This effect is hereby rationalized through the different roles played by the CDs towards the reagents in the UiO-66-NH2 reaction mixture, and a reaction mechanism is proposed.

Graphical abstract: Cyclodextrins: a new and effective class of co-modulators for aqueous zirconium-MOF syntheses

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Jan 2021
Accepted
15 Mar 2021
First published
16 Mar 2021

CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 2764-2772

Cyclodextrins: a new and effective class of co-modulators for aqueous zirconium-MOF syntheses

G. Hoyez, J. Rousseau, C. Rousseau, S. Saitzek, J. King, P. Á. Szilágyi, C. Volkringer, T. Loiseau, F. Hapiot, E. Monflier and A. Ponchel, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 2764 DOI: 10.1039/D1CE00128K

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