Post-synthetic modulation of the charge distribution in a metal-organic framework for optimal binding of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide

DOI: 10.1039/C8SC01959B

Authors: Lei Li (University of Manchester; Sun Yat-Sen University) , Ivan Da Silva (ISIS Neutron Facility) , Daniil I. Kolokolov (Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk State University) , Xue Han (University of Manchester) , Jiangnan Li (University of Manchester) , Gemma Smith (University of Manchester) , Yongqiang Cheng (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) , Luke L. Daemen (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) , Christopher G. Morris (University of Manchester; Diamond Light Source) , Harry G. W. Godfrey (University of Manchester) , Nicholas Jacques , Xinran Zhang (University of Manchester) , Pascal Manuel (ISIS Neutron Facility) , Mark D. Frogley (Diamond Light Source) , Claire A. Murray (Diamond Light Source) , Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) , Gianfelice Cinque (Diamond Light Source) , Chiu C. Tang (Diamond Light Source) , Alexander G. Stepanov (Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk State University) , Sihai Yang (University of Manchester) , Martin Schroder (University of Manchester)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Chemical Science

State: Published (Approved)
Published: October 2018
Diamond Proposal Number(s): 14564 , 15970

Abstract: Modulation of pore environment is an effective strategy to optimize guest binding in porous materials. We report the post-synthetic modification of the charge distribution in a charged metal-organic framework, MFM-305-CH3, [Al(OH)(L)]Cl, [(H2L)Cl = 3,5-dicarboxy-1-methylpyridinium chloride] and its effect on guest binding. MFM-305-CH3 shows a distribution of cationic (methylpyridinium) and anionic (chloride) centers and can be modified to release free pyridyl N-centres by thermal demethylation of the 1-methylpyridinium moiety to give the neutral isostructural MFM-305. This leads simultaneously to enhanced adsorption capacities and selectivities (two parameters that often change in opposite directions) for CO2 and SO2 in MFM-305. The host-guest binding has been comprehensively investigated by in situ synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, inelastic neutron scattering, synchrotron infrared and 2H NMR spectroscopy and theoretical modelling to reveal the binding domains of CO2 and SO2 in these materials. CO2 and SO2 binding in MFM-305-CH3 is shown to occur via hydrogen bonding to the methyl and aromatic-CH groups, with a long range interaction to chloride for CO2. In MFM-305 the hydroxyl, pyridyl and aromatic C-H groups bind CO2 and SO2 more effectively via hydrogen bonds and dipole interactions. Post-synthetic modification via dealkylation of the as-synthesised metal-organic framework is a powerful route to the synthesis of materials incorporating active polar groups that cannot be prepared directly.

Diamond Keywords: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS); Gas Separation

Subject Areas: Chemistry, Materials, Environment


Instruments: B22-Multimode InfraRed imaging And Microspectroscopy , I11-High Resolution Powder Diffraction

Other Facilities: ORNL

Added On: 08/11/2018 10:58

Documents:
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Discipline Tags:

Earth Sciences & Environment Climate Change Chemistry Materials Science Metal-Organic Frameworks Metallurgy Organometallic Chemistry

Technical Tags:

Diffraction Spectroscopy X-ray Powder Diffraction Infrared Spectroscopy Synchtron-based Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (SR-FTIR)