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Enabling Access to Reduced Open-Metal Sites in Metal-Organic Framework Materials through Choice of Anion Identity: The Case of MIL-100(Cr)
journal contribution
posted on 2020-06-19, 19:36 authored by Jacklyn
N. Hall, Praveen BolliniMetal-organic framework
materials (MOFs) offer the opportunity
to exploit open-metal sites having well-defined coordination environments,
one of the key features of which is open-metal oxidation state. MIL-100(Cr)
is a prototypical MOF in this regard, with M2+ sites offering
the potential for breakthroughs not only in the area of selective
gas adsorption but also acid and redox catalysis. We report herein,
for the first time, the use of hydroxyl anions in accessing the theoretical
maximum density of MIL-100 Cr2+ sites. We show, using five
complementary characterization techniques, that the use of hydroxyl-endowed
MIL-100, unlike the fluoride-containing analogue used extensively
in the literature, enables creation of one Cr2+ site per
node. The results point to anion identity being a key synthetic choice,
the judicious use of which could enable control over open-metal oxidation
state in MOF materials more broadly.