Issue 40, 2020

Crystal engineering of coordination-polymer-based iodine adsorbents using a π-electron-rich polycarboxylate aryl ether ligand

Abstract

Efficient capture and storage of radioactive iodine isotopes are important in nuclear waste treatment and environmental protection. Coordination polymers (CPs) are a family of newly emerging potential iodine adsorbents. However, the exact structure–activity relationship between various structural CP hosts and their noncovalent adsorption effects toward iodine guest molecules has not been elucidated. Herein, a crystal engineering strategy was employed to systematically study the effects of porosity and arrangement of noncovalent interaction sites of CP hosts on the iodine uptake performance. Three isomeric CPs—{[Zn33-OH)(L)(H2O)3]·2H2O}n (1), {[Zn33-OH)(L)(H2O)]·2DMF·3H2O}n (2), and {[Zn33-OH)(L)(DMF)2]·H2O}n (3)—having different structures were synthesized from a π-electron-rich polycarboxylate ligand, H5L [5,5′-((5-carboxy-1,3-phenylene)bis(oxy))diisophthalic acid], containing potential sites for charge-transfer interaction and halogen bonding. CP 2, with a medium channel size and suitable arrangement of noncovalent interaction sites, exhibited higher I2 adsorption capacity than the other two CPs. The synergistic C[double bond, length as m-dash]O⋯I and charge-transfer π⋯I interactions between the I2 guest and the carboxylate moiety and the benzene ring of CP 2, respectively, were validated by X-ray diffraction analysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and solid-state fluorescence spectroscopy.

Graphical abstract: Crystal engineering of coordination-polymer-based iodine adsorbents using a π-electron-rich polycarboxylate aryl ether ligand

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 jul 2020
Accepted
04 sep 2020
First published
07 sep 2020

CrystEngComm, 2020,22, 6612-6619

Crystal engineering of coordination-polymer-based iodine adsorbents using a π-electron-rich polycarboxylate aryl ether ligand

J. Chen, B. Li, Z. Shi, C. He, C. Duan, T. Zhang and L. Wang, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 6612 DOI: 10.1039/D0CE01004A

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