Issue 34, 2023

Vapor-phase synthesis of low-valent metal–organic frameworks from metal carbonyl synthons

Abstract

Incorporating low-valent metals as nodes in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is orthogonal to the commonly accepted strategy to robust and porous structures. The electronic structures of low-valent metals are chemically unique and have driven the successes of organometallic chemistry. The translation of these properties into MOFs is largely impeded by the lack of generalizable synthetic approaches. Metal carbonyls are bona fide low-valent and volatile synthons, which, by partial chemical substitution may tether ditopic ligands into MOF architectures. We herein demonstrate the formation of CO2 adsorbing MOFs from the direct vapor-phase substitution of CO by ditopic 4,4′-bipyridine at Mo(0) and W(0) centers, which allows facile coating of low-valent MOFs onto substrates such as indium tin oxide. We envisage this strategy could be generalized to a multitude of mono- and polynuclear metal carbonyls, paralleling the diversity of conventional MOFs.

Graphical abstract: Vapor-phase synthesis of low-valent metal–organic frameworks from metal carbonyl synthons

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jūn. 2023
Accepted
12 Jūl. 2023
First published
12 Jūl. 2023

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 11460-11465

Vapor-phase synthesis of low-valent metal–organic frameworks from metal carbonyl synthons

C. E. Andersen, J. N. McPherson, M. Giménez-Marqués, J. Li, M. Kubus, S. Ito, C. R. Göb, S. Ott, R. W. Larsen, G. Mínguez Espallargas and K. S. Pedersen, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 11460 DOI: 10.1039/D3TC02088F

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