Abstract
A porous scandium MOF denoted STA-27 (St Andrews Porous Material-27) has been synthesised solvothermally using the 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)pyrazine anion (TCPP4-) as the tetratopic carboxylate linker. STA-27 possesses a unique scandium-based 1D rod secondary building unit (SBU) comprising corner-sharing scandium Sc2O11 dimers connected via carboxylate groups from the linker. After activation under mild conditions STA-27 is an active Lewis acidic catalyst, while heating at elevated temperatures results in rupturing of the Sc-O-Sc linkages and a phase transition to a different topological type. Under similar synthesis conditions the smaller Al3+ and Ga3+ cations give isostructural MOFs with a different, previously reported, topology type based on chains of corner-sharing MO4(OH)2 octahedra: the Al-form possesses attractive properties for CO2 adsorption.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5685-5701 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry A |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 10 |
Early online date | 24 Jan 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Mar 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- General Materials Science
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Tina Düren
- Department of Chemical Engineering - Head of Department
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT)
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics (SAMBa)
- Centre for Integrated Materials, Processes & Structures (IMPS) - Centre Director
- Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
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