Solvent-Free Synthesis of ZIFs: A Route toward the Elusive Fe(II) Analogue of ZIF-8

López-Cabrelles J, Abellan Saez G, Abellán G, Giménez-Marqués M, Palomino M, Valencia S, Rey F, Mínguez Espallargas G (2019)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

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Book Volume: 141

Pages Range: 7173-7180

Journal Issue: 17

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02686

Abstract

Herein we report the synthesis of an elusive metal-organic framework, the iron(II) analogue of ZIF-8 with the formula Fe(2-methylimidazolate) 2 , here denoted as MUV-3. The preparation of this highly interesting porous material, inaccessible by common synthetic procedures, occurs in a solvent-free reaction upon addition of an easily detachable template molecule, yielding single crystals of MUV-3. This methodology can be extended to other metals and imidazolate derivatives, allowing the preparation of ZIF-8, ZIF-67, and the unprecedented iron(II) ZIFs Fe(2-ethylimidazolate) 2 and Fe(2-methylbenzimidazolate) 2 . The different performance of MUV-3 toward NO sorption, in comparison to ZIF-8, results from the chemisorption of NO molecules, which also causes a gate-opening behavior. Finally, the controlled pyrolysis of MUV-3 results in a N-doped graphitic nanocomposite that exhibits extraordinary performance for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), with low overpotential at different current densities (316 mV at 10 mA cm -2 ), low Tafel slope (37 mV per decade), high maximum current density (710 mA cm -2 at 2.0 V vs RHE), and great durability (15 h). ©

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López-Cabrelles, J., Abellan Saez, G., Abellán, G., Giménez-Marqués, M., Palomino, M., Valencia, S.,... Mínguez Espallargas, G. (2019). Solvent-Free Synthesis of ZIFs: A Route toward the Elusive Fe(II) Analogue of ZIF-8. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141(17), 7173-7180. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b02686

MLA:

López-Cabrelles, Javier, et al. "Solvent-Free Synthesis of ZIFs: A Route toward the Elusive Fe(II) Analogue of ZIF-8." Journal of the American Chemical Society 141.17 (2019): 7173-7180.

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