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Granted Patent B2
US 10,287,304 · App. 15/116,186 · Granted May 14, 2019

Acid, solvent, and thermal resistant metal-organic frameworks

Inventors: Omar M. Yaghi (Berkeley, CA); Seungkyu Lee (Oakland, CA); Juncong Jiang (Berkeley, CA); Yuebiao Zhang (Berkeley, CA)
Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
C07F7/003B01D33/00B01D53/047B01D53/228B01D63/02B01J20/226B01J20/3085B01J31/00B01J31/1691B01J37/04B01D2253/204
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Patent No.
US 10,287,304
App. No.
15/116,186
Granted
May 14, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides for thermal, solvent, and/or acid resistant metal organic frameworks and the use of these frameworks in devices and methods for gas separation, gas storage, and catalysis. The disclosure further provides for MOFs that are strong solid acids, and the use of these strong solid acid MOFs in catalytic devices and catalytic methods.

Claims (31)

1. A thermal, acid, and/or solvent resistant metal organic framework (MOF) comprising a plurality of linked M-O-L secondary binding units (SBUs),

wherein M is a zirconium metal containing complex comprising the formula Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 , O are oxygen atoms of a carboxylate based linking cluster; and L is an organic linking ligand that forms bonds with the zirconium metal containing complex via the carboxylate based linking cluster, wherein the organic linking ligand is fumarate or has a structure selected from the group consisting of:

wherein the framework is thermally stable when exposed to a temperature between 50° C. to 525° C., and the framework is chemically stable in the presence of water and/or an acid.

2. The MOF of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of linked M-O-L SBUs are zirconium carboxylate clusters that have 3-c, 4-c, 6-c, 8-c, 9-c, 10-c, or 12-c extensions.

3. The MOF of claim 1 , wherein the MOF is:

MOF-801 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (fa) 6 ] n , wherein fa is fumarate;

MOF-802 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (PZDC) 5 (HCOO) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ] n , wherein pzdc is 1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate;

MOF-804 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (BDC-(OH) 2 ) 6 ]n, wherein BDC-(OH) 2 is 2,5-dihydroxy-terephthalate;

MOF-805 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (NDC-(OH) 2 ) 6 ] n , wherein NDC-(OH) 2 is 1,5-dihydroxy-naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate,

MOF-806 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (BPDC-(OH) 2 ) 6 ] n , wherein BPDC-(OH) 2 is 3,3′-dihydroxy-biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate;

MOF-807 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (tbc) 6 ] n , wherein tbc is 1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylate,

MOF-808 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (BTC) 2 (HCOO) 6 ] n , wherein BTC is benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate,

MOF-841 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (MTB) 2 (HCOO) 4 (H 2 O) 4 ] n , wherein MTB is methanetetrabenzoate;

MOF-867 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 (bpydc) 6 ] n , wherein bpydc is 2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-dicarboxylate, or

MOF-777 [Zr 6 O 4 (OH) 4 ](HCOO) 4 (H 2 O) 2 (OH) 2 BTB 2 ] n , wherein BTB is 1,3,5-Tris(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene.

4. The MOF of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of linked M-O-L SBUs are hexagonal zirconium carboxylate clusters linked by benzene-tribenzoic acid (BTB)-based organic linking moieties.

5. The MOF of claim 4 , wherein the MOF has tfz-d type 3D topology that is based upon the stacking of kgd-a type 2D layers.

6. The MOF of claim 5 , wherein the layers are connected to each other via linking anions.

7. The MOF of claim 6 , wherein the linking anions are selected from formate, acetate, phthalate, lactate, oxalate, citrate, fumurate, adipate, anthranilate, ascorbate, benzoate, butyrate, lactate, malate, malonate, tatrate, succinate, sorbate, cinnamate, glutamate, gluconate, propionate, pavalate, and valerate.

8. The MOF of claim 7 , wherein the linking anion is formate.

9. The MOF of claim 6 , wherein the linking anions comprise acid site precursors.

10. The MOF of claim 9 , wherein the acid site precursors are selected from F − , Cl − , ClO − , ClO 2 − , ClO 3 − , ClO 4 + , Br − , BrO − , I − , IO 3 − , IO 4 − , NO 3 − , S 2 − , HS − , HSO 3 − , SO 3 2− , SO 4 2− , HSO 4 − , H 2 PO 4 231 , PO 4 3− , CO 3 2− , HCO 3 − , H 3 BO 3 , SiO 3 2− , PF 6 − , CF 3 CO 2 − and CF 3 SO 3 − .

11. The MOF of claim 10 , wherein the acid site precursor is HS03.

12. The MOF of claim 9 , wherein the MOF is a strong solid-acid (sa-MOF).

13. A method for producing a strong solid acid MOF (sa-MOF) comprising:

reacting an organic linking ligand of claim 1 with a zirconium metal ion at an elevated temperature for at least 2 hours, in the presence of an acid site precursor.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the acid site precursor compound is selected from F − , Cl − , ClO − , ClO 2 − , ClO 3 − , ClO 4 + , Br − , BrO − , I − , IO 3 − , IO 4 − , NO 3 − , S 2 − , HS − , HSO 3 − , SO 3 2− , SO 4 2− , HSO 4 − , H 2 PO 4 231 , PO 4 3− , CO 3 2− , HCO 3 − , H 3 BO 3 , SiO 3 2− , PF 6 − , CF 3 CO 2 − and CF 3 SO 3 − .

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the organic linking ligand a) that forms bonds with the zirconium metal containing complex via the carboxylate based linking cluster, and which has a structure selected from:

16. A gas storage and/or separation device comprising a MOF of claim 1 .

17. A device comprising a thin film or membrane of a MOF of claim 4 .

18. A catalytic device comprising a sa-MOF of claim 12 .

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Sep 9, 2026
From: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
To: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 075944/0483 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2016
From: YAGHI, OMAR M.; LEE, SEUNGKYU; JIANG, JUNCONG; ZHANG, YUEBIAO
To: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Reel/Frame 040094/0794 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61941791 · Feb 19, 2014
Related Publication 20170008915A1 · Jan 12, 2017