Three-Dimensional Co(II)-Metal–Organic Frameworks with Varying Porosities and Open Metal Sites toward Multipurpose Heterogeneous Catalysis under Mild Conditions
作者:Santanu Chand、Shyam Chand Pal、Manas Mondal、Subrata Hota、Arun Pal、Rupam Sahoo、Madhab C. Das
DOI:10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00823
日期:2019.9.4
In recent years, heterogeneous catalysis has become one of the most active domains in the research of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Here, two three-dimensional (3D) Co(II)-MOFs with open metal sites and exposed azo functionality on the MOF backbone have been constructed via mixed ligand assembly. Both the MOFs, 1 [Co2(1,4-NDC)2(L)(H2O)2(μ2-H2O)]·(DMF)2(H2O)}n and 2 [Co(fma)(L)(H2O)2]·S}n [1,4-NDC = 1,4-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, fma = fumaric acid, L = 3,3′-azobis pyridine and S = disordered solvents] exhibit 3D frameworks with metal-bound aqua ligands. These metal-bound aqua ligands, as well as the lattice solvent molecules, could simply be removed upon activation affording the desolvated frameworks 1a and 2a respectively maintaining the original crystallinity with a varying number of open metal sites. Although crystallographic analysis revealed a porous structure for both the MOFs (34.4% and 14.3% void volume for 1 and 2, respectively), 1 showed a permanently microporous nature with a Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area of 197 m2 g–1 and moderate CO2 uptake capacity as established through a gas sorption study. Both MOFs exhibit efficient catalytic activity for the chemical fixation of CO2 to cyclic carbonate in the presence of a cocatalyst, cyanosilylation reaction, and Knoevenagel condensation under solvent-free and mild conditions and thus demonstrating their multipurpose heterogeneous catalytic nature. The limited pore space decorated with the exposed metal sites and the functional azo groups were efficient for size-selective heterogeneous catalysis with varying catalytic efficiencies. A systematic comparison in their catalytic performances could be made with the establishment of a structure–function relationship. Besides, both MOFs can easily be separated out from the reaction mixtures and reused for at least four cycles without any loss of catalytic activity and structural integrity.
近年来,异相催化已成为金属-有机框架(MOFs)研究中最活跃的领域之一。在这里,通过混合配体组装构建了两个具有开放金属位点和在MOF骨架上暴露的偶氮功能的三维(3D)Co(II)-MOFs。两种MOFs,1 [Co2(1,4-NDC)2(L)(H2O)2(μ2-H2O)]·(DMF)2(H2O)}n 和 2 [Co(fma)(L)(H2O)2]·S}n [1,4-NDC = 1,4-萘二甲酸,fma = 富马酸,L = 3,3′-偶氮比啶,S = 无序溶剂] 展现了具有金属结合水配体的三维框架。这些金属结合水配体以及晶格溶剂分子可以在活化后简单去除,分别得到脱溶剂化框架1a和2a,同时保持了原有的结晶性,并具有不同数量的开放金属位点。尽管晶体学分析揭示了两个MOFs(1和2的孔隙体积分别为34.4%和14.3%)的多孔结构,但1表现出一种永久微孔特性,Brunauer–Emmett–Teller比表面积为197 m²/g,且通过气体吸附研究确定了适度的CO2吸附能力。这两种MOFs在存在协同催化剂的条件下,表现出高效的催化活性,能够将CO2固定化为环碳酸盐,进行氰基硅烷反应,以及在无溶剂和温和条件下进行Knoevenagel缩合,从而展示了其多功能的异相催化特性。有限的孔隙空间装饰着暴露的金属位点和功能性偶氮基团,使其在尺寸选择性异相催化中表现出不同的催化效率。通过建立结构-功能关系,可以对它们的催化性能进行系统的比较。此外,这两种MOFs可以轻松从反应混合物中分离出来,并在至少四个循环中重复使用,而不会损失催化活性和结构完整性。