Selective Gas Adsorption of Alkane/Alkene in a Single-Crystal and Powder Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework Compound Cu2.97Zn0.03(btc)2 Studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

Kultaeva A, Böhlmann W, Hartmann M, Biktagirov T, Pöppl A (2019)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Journal of Physical Chemistry C American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06126

Abstract

The metal-organic framework HKUST-1 is an attractive material for gas storage and gas separation applications because of its large surface area and high pore volume, and the presence of coordinatively unsaturated (cus) cupric ion sites. We investigated the interaction of alkenes and alkanes (ethene, 1-butene, ethane, and butane) with Cu2+ ions in their Zn-doped variant Cu2.97Zn0.03(btc)2 by continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Powder and single-crystal experiments revealed a characteristic change of cupric ion coordination from square planar to square pyramidal for the adsorption of ethylene and 1-butene and confirmed the formation of adsorption complexes at the cus sites of the Cu2+ ion in the mixed metal ion Cu-Zn paddle wheel (PW) units. Quantum chemical calculations based on density functional theory established a weak specific interaction between alkene π-orbitals and Cu2+ ions in a side-on coordination geometry. In contrast, no direct interaction between alkanes and the metal ions was found for this porous material. However, adsorption of ethane and n-butane leads to significant strain effects in the HKUST-1 framework which can be indirectly sensed by the cupric ions in the paramagnetic Cu-Zn PW units.

Authors with CRIS profile

Martin Hartmann Professur für Katalyse

Additional Organisation(s)

Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Erlangen Catalysis Resource Center (ECRC)

Involved external institutions

Universität Leipzig DE Germany (DE) Universität Paderborn DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Kultaeva, A., Böhlmann, W., Hartmann, M., Biktagirov, T., & Pöppl, A. (2019). Selective Gas Adsorption of Alkane/Alkene in a Single-Crystal and Powder Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework Compound Cu2.97Zn0.03(btc)2 Studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b06126

MLA:

Kultaeva, Anastasia, et al. "Selective Gas Adsorption of Alkane/Alkene in a Single-Crystal and Powder Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework Compound Cu2.97Zn0.03(btc)2 Studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance." Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2019).

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