In Situ Investigation of Multicomponent MOF Crystallization during Rapid Continuous Flow Synthesis
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2021-11-17
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American Chemical Society
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Abstract
Access to the potential applications of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) depends on rapid fabrication. While there have been advances in the large-scale production of single-component MOFs, rapid synthesis of multicomponent MOFs presents greater challenges. Multicomponent systems subjected to rapid synthesis conditions have the opportunity to form separate kinetic phases that are each built up using just one linker. We sought to investigate whether continuous flow chemistry could be adapted to the rapid formation of multicomponent MOFs, exploring the UMCM-1 and MUF-77 series. Surprisingly, phase pure, highly crystalline multicomponent materials emerge under these conditions. To explore this, in situ WAXS was undertaken to gain an understanding of the formation mechanisms at play during flow synthesis. Key differences were found between the ternary UMCM-1 and the quaternary MUF-7, and key details about how the MOFs form were then uncovered. Counterintuitively, despite consisting of just two ligands UMCM-1 proceeds via MOF-5, whereas MUF-7 consists of three ligands but is generated directly from the reaction mixture. By taking advantage of the scalable high-quality materials produced, C6 separations were achieved in breakthrough settings.
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X-ray diffraction, adsorption, crystal growth, metal−organic frameworks, synthetic methods
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He B, Macreadie LK, Gardiner J, Telfer SG, Hill MR. (2021). In Situ Investigation of Multicomponent MOF Crystallization during Rapid Continuous Flow Synthesis.. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 13. 45. (pp. 54284-54293).