Merging and Clipping Nets for the Synthesis of Three- and Two-Merged Net Metal–Organic Frameworks
Herein, we report how merging and clipping nets in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be controlled in a single-crystal-to-single-crystal fashion using three different approaches─the merged net, clip-off chemistry, and linker reinstallation─to design and synthesize three- and two-merged net MOFs. Initially, we show the formation of three isoreticular three-merged net MOFs by linking a trimeric Sc<sup>3+</sup> cluster, Sc<sub>3</sub>(μ<sub>3</sub>-Ο)(-COO)<sub>6</sub>, with ditopic zigzag and tritopic linkers. The resulting MOFs exhibit three-merged edge-transitive nets─<b>kgd</b> + <b>hxl</b> + <b>pcu</b>─for the first time. Then, using these three-merged net MOFs as precursors, we selectively remove one of these subnets, the <b>hxl</b> net, via clip-off chemistry to form two-merged net MOFs. This process involves the cleavage of olefinic groups via ozonolysis, providing the resulting two-merged net MOFs with free carboxylic acid groups that can be used to tune their sorption properties such as the removal of cationic organic pollutants. Finally, we use the linker reinstallation approach to convert the two-merged net MOFs back to the three-merged net MOFs. This approach allows for the postsynthetic addition of the previously removed <b>hxl</b> merged net, enabling recovery of the initial three-merged net MOFs or synthesis of new ones using novel ditopic zigzag linkers.
Authors
- Partha Samanta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2329-3729)
- Inhar Imaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0278-1141)
- Judith Juanhuix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-8215)
- Borja Ortín‐Rubio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0533-3635)
- Dongsik Nam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9941-3504)
- Davide Μ. Proserpio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6597-9406)
- Yunhui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6007-2335)
- Felipe Gándara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1671-6260)
- Pilar Fernández‐Seriñán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6456-7386)
- Daniel Maspoch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-9161)
Institutions
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- University of Milan (IT)
- ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) (ES)
- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ES)
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c15936
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.27
Funders
- Centres de Recerca de Catalunya
- Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia
- European Commission
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
- China Scholarship Council
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
- Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- European Regional Development Fund
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- H2020 European Research Council
- H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions