Water vapour and gas induced phase transformations in an 8-fold interpenetrated diamondoid metal-organic framework

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Contributors

  • Aizhamal Subanbekova - , University of Limerick (Author)
  • Varvara I. Nikolayenko - , University of Limerick (Author)
  • Andrey A. Bezrukov - , University of Limerick (Author)
  • Debobroto Sensharma - , University of Limerick (Author)
  • Naveen Kumar - , University of Limerick (Author)
  • Daniel J. O'Hearn - , University of Limerick (Author)
  • Volodymyr Bon - , Chair of Inorganic Chemistry I (Author)
  • Shi Qiang Wang - , University of Limerick, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore (Author)
  • Kyriaki Koupepidou - , University of Limerick (Author)
  • Shaza Darwish - , University of Limerick (Author)
  • Stefan Kaskel - , Chair of Inorganic Chemistry I (Author)
  • Michael J. Zaworotko - , University of Limerick (Author)

Abstract

In this work, we report the synthesis, structural characterisation and sorption properties of an 8-fold interpenetrated diamondoid (dia) metal-organic framework (MOF) that is sustained by a new extended linker ligand, [Cd(Imibz)2], X-dia-2-Cd, HImibz or 2 = 4-((4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenylimino)methyl)benzoic acid. X-dia-2-Cd was found to exhibit reversible single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SC-SC) transformations between four distinct phases: an as-synthesised (from N,N-dimethylformamide) wide-pore phase, X-dia-2-Cd-α; a narrow-pore phase, X-dia-2-Cd-β, formed upon exposure to water; a narrow-pore phase obtained by activation, X-dia-2-Cd-γ; a medium-pore CO2-loaded phase X-dia-2-Cd-δ. While the space group remained constant in the four phases, the cell volumes and calculated void space ranged from 4988.7 Å3 and 47% (X-dia-2-Cd-α), respectively, to 3200.8 Å3 and 9.1% (X-dia-2-Cd-γ), respectively. X-dia-2-Cd-γ also exhibited a water vapour-induced structural transformation to the water-loaded X-dia-2-Cd-β phase, resulting in an S-shaped sorption isotherm. The inflection point occurred at 18% RH with negligible hysteresis on the desorption profile. Water vapour temperature-humidity swing cycling (60% RH, 300 K to 0% RH, 333 K) indicated hydrolytic stability of X-dia-2-Cd and working capacity was retained after 128 cycles of sorbent regeneration. CO2 (at 195 K) was also observed to induce a structural transformation in X-dia-2-Cd-γ and in situ PXRD studies at 1 bar of CO2, 195 K revealed the formation of X-dia-2-Cd-δ, which exhibited 31% larger unit cell volume than X-dia-2-Cd-γ.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9691-9699
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume11
Issue number17
Publication statusPublished - 2 May 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

WOS 000976744500001
PubMed 37153821

Keywords

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Keywords

  • Sorption behavior, Adsorption, Flexibility, Separation, Network, Chemistry, Design, Yield, Air, Co2