Negative cooperativity upon hydrogen bond-stabilized O2 adsorption in a redox-active metal-organic framework

Autor: Harriet Li, Benjamin A. Trump, Jeffrey R. Long, Douglas A. Reed, Laura Gagliardi, Kristen A. Colwell, Henry Z. H. Jiang, Craig M. Brown, Julia Oktawiec, Varinia Bernales, Lucy E. Darago, Jenny G. Vitillo, Hiroyasu Furukawa
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature communications, vol 11, iss 1
Nature Communications
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Popis: The design of stable adsorbents capable of selectively capturing dioxygen with a high reversible capacity is a crucial goal in functional materials development. Drawing inspiration from biological O2 carriers, we demonstrate that coupling metal-based electron transfer with secondary coordination sphere effects in the metal–organic framework Co2(OH)2(bbta) (H2bbta = 1H,5H-benzo(1,2-d:4,5-d′)bistriazole) leads to strong and reversible adsorption of O2. In particular, moderate-strength hydrogen bonding stabilizes a cobalt(III)-superoxo species formed upon O2 adsorption. Notably, O2-binding in this material weakens as a function of loading, as a result of negative cooperativity arising from electronic effects within the extended framework lattice. This unprecedented behavior extends the tunable properties that can be used to design metal–organic frameworks for adsorption-based applications.
Oxygen capture is attractive for catalysis, sensing, and separations, but engineering stable and selective adsorbents is challenging. Here the authors combine metal-based electron transfer with secondary coordination sphere effects in a metal-organic framework, leading to strong and reversible O2 adsorption that also exhibits negative cooperativity.
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