Two isomeric metal–organic frameworks bearing stilbene moieties for highly volatile iodine uptake

Efficient, green, and economical removal of radioactive iodine (I2) has drawn worldwide attention for the safe development of nuclear energy. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been demonstrated to be potential candidates for I2 capture. Herein we report the synthesis of two novel isomeric MOFs be...

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Published in:Inorganic chemistry frontiers 2022-07, Vol.9 (14), p.3436-3443
Main Authors: Tang, Jianping, Zhou, Shenghua, Huang, Mengyi, Liang, Zhenxin, Su, Shaodong, Wen, Yuehong, Qi-Long, Zhu, Wu, Xintao
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Density functional theory
Ethane
Fourier transforms
Imines
Infrared analysis
Infrared spectroscopy
Inorganic chemistry
Iodine
Ligands
Metal-organic frameworks
Nuclear reactors
Pi-electrons
Room temperature
Spectrum analysis
Stilbene
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Summary:Efficient, green, and economical removal of radioactive iodine (I2) has drawn worldwide attention for the safe development of nuclear energy. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been demonstrated to be potential candidates for I2 capture. Herein we report the synthesis of two novel isomeric MOFs bearing stilbene moieties for exceptionally high I2 adsorption. [Cd(hsb-2)(tsbdc)]·0.5DMF (HSB-W8) and Cd(hsb-2)(tsbdc) (HSB-W9), which exhibit two-dimensional and twofold interpenetrated three-dimensional structures, respectively, have been assembled from hydrogenated Schiff base ligands, hsb-2 (1,2-bis(4′-pyridylmethylamino)-ethane) and trans-stilbene-4,4-dicarboxylate (tsbdc), and Cd(NO3)2 by the diffusion method. Such isomers arise from the different conformations of hsb-2 ligands controlled by diffusion temperatures. The π-electron-rich stilbene moieties render these Cd-MOFs ideal platforms for I2 capture. The adsorption capacities of HSB-W8 and HSB-W9 in I2 vapor at room temperature can reach up to 2.32 and 1.92 g g−1, respectively, which are comparable to the best-performing MOF materials reported so far. Furthermore, pseudo-second-order (PSO) kinetic model analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, Raman spectral analysis, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and control experiments were performed to shed light on host–guest interactions and the iodine adsorption mechanism. This work develops a rational strategy to design and synthesise functional MOF materials for iodine adsorption.
ISSN:2052-1545
2052-1553
DOI:10.1039/d2qi00835a