IP Library Granted Patent US 9,562,005
Granted Patent B2
US 9,562,005 · App. 14/333,792 · Granted Feb 7, 2017

Metallated metal-organic frameworks

Inventors: Wojciech Bury (Evanston, IL); Omar K. Farha (Glenview, IL); Joseph T. Hupp (Northfield, IL); Joseph E. Mondloch (Park Ridge, IL)
Assignee: Northwestern University
C07C253/30B01J20/226B01J20/3236B01J31/1691B01J31/2239C02F1/285C23C16/045C23C16/18C23C16/45555B01J2231/342B01J2531/48C02F1/281C02F1/288C02F2101/20
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Patent No.
US 9,562,005
App. No.
14/333,792
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and metallated porous MOFs are provided. Also provided are methods of metallating porous MOFs using atomic layer deposition and methods of using the metallated MOFs as catalysts and in remediation applications.

Claims (14)

1. A method of metallating a porous metal-organic framework comprising inorganic nodes and organic linkers, the method comprising depositing a film comprising a metal on the surfaces within the pores of the metal-organic framework via atomic layer deposition.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic nodes of the metal-organic framework comprise zirconium.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the film comprises zinc or aluminum.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the film comprises only a single metal element.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the film comprises a binary combination of metals.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the film comprises a metal oxide.

7. The method claim 1 , wherein the metal-organic framework comprises channels having an average pore size in the range from about 2 to about 50 nm.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surfaces within the pores of the porous metal-organic framework are functionalized with hydroxyl groups.

9. The method of claim 2 , wherein the metal-organic framework comprises channels having an average pore size in the range from about 2 to about 50 nm.

10. A method of metallating a porous metal-organic framework comprising inorganic nodes and organic linkers, the method comprising depositing a film comprising a metal on the surfaces within the pores of the metal-organic framework via atomic layer deposition, wherein the inorganic nodes comprise an octahedral Zr 6 cluster capped by eight μ 3 -ligands and have eight octahedral edges, the linkers comprise 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(p-benzoic acid)pyrene units, and eight of the octahedral edges are connected to the 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(p-benzoic acid)pyrene units and further wherein the μ 3 -ligands are hydroxo ligands, oxo ligands or aquo ligands.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the μ 3 -ligands comprise hydroxo ligands.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal comprises Lewis acidic sites that are capable of catalyzing condensation reactions.

13. The method of claim 2 , wherein the inorganic nodes are hexa-Zr IV nodes and the organic linkers are tetratopic linkers.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the film consists of metal.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jun 4, 2019
From: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
To: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Reel/Frame 049364/0106 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2014
From: BURY, WOJCIECH; FARHA, OMAR K.; HUPP, JOSEPH T.; MONDLOCH, JOSEPH E.
To: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 033785/0817 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61857314 · Jul 23, 2013
Related Publication 20150031908A1 · Jan 29, 2015