Installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes MOF structures
Abstract Enhancing the stability and durability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is vital for practical applications because many promising MOF materials suffer from phase transitions and/or structural decompositions with humidity being a particularly damaging condition. In mechanical engineering,...
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| author | Hong Ki Kim Jong-Yeong Jung Gyumin Kang Mu-Hyun Baik Eun-Young Choi |
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| description | Abstract Enhancing the stability and durability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is vital for practical applications because many promising MOF materials suffer from phase transitions and/or structural decompositions with humidity being a particularly damaging condition. In mechanical engineering, the frame of buildings and furniture can be stabilized significantly by installing a truss beam. Employing the same principle, we functionalized the organic component of MOF-5 to contain a carbazole moiety that can act as a molecular truss beam by reaching across the corner and forming a stable π–π interaction with a phenyl group on the edge position of the MOF-skeleton. This structural support enhanced the stability of the MOF substantially, allowing the designed MOF to maintain compositional integrity under steam conditions at 90 °C for ~5 days. The unmodified MOF-5 shows clear signs of structural collapse after ~1 h. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-672f79b65cc843b395c4e52075f1fc3d2022-12-22T03:21:26ZengNature Portfolionpj Computational Materials2057-39602022-05-01811910.1038/s41524-022-00799-3Installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes MOF structuresHong Ki Kim0Jong-Yeong Jung1Gyumin Kang2Mu-Hyun Baik3Eun-Young Choi4Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Abstract Enhancing the stability and durability of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is vital for practical applications because many promising MOF materials suffer from phase transitions and/or structural decompositions with humidity being a particularly damaging condition. In mechanical engineering, the frame of buildings and furniture can be stabilized significantly by installing a truss beam. Employing the same principle, we functionalized the organic component of MOF-5 to contain a carbazole moiety that can act as a molecular truss beam by reaching across the corner and forming a stable π–π interaction with a phenyl group on the edge position of the MOF-skeleton. This structural support enhanced the stability of the MOF substantially, allowing the designed MOF to maintain compositional integrity under steam conditions at 90 °C for ~5 days. The unmodified MOF-5 shows clear signs of structural collapse after ~1 h.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-022-00799-3 |
| spellingShingle | Hong Ki Kim Jong-Yeong Jung Gyumin Kang Mu-Hyun Baik Eun-Young Choi Installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes MOF structures npj Computational Materials |
| title | Installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes MOF structures |
| title_full | Installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes MOF structures |
| title_fullStr | Installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes MOF structures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes MOF structures |
| title_short | Installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes MOF structures |
| title_sort | installing a molecular truss beam stabilizes mof structures |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-022-00799-3 |
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