Tunable rare-earth fcu-metal-organic frameworks
Metal organic framework compositions can have a face centered cubic structure.
1. A metal-organic framework composition, comprising:
one or more of a hexanuclear metal cluster, each hexanuclear metal cluster comprising one or more of a rare earth metal ion; and
one or more of a bidentate ligand.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the hexanuclear metal cluster is characterized by the formula [RE 6 (μ 3 -OH) 8 (O 2 C—) 6 N 4 C—) 6 ].
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the hexanuclear metal cluster is characterized by the formula [RE 6 (μ 3 -OH) 8 (O 2 C—) 12 ].
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the rare earth metal ion comprises one or more of cerium, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, scandium, terbium, thulium, ytterbium, or yttrium.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the bidentate ligand includes one or more of a carboxylate, tetrazolate, triazolate, or pyrazolate.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the bidentate ligand comprises one or more of the following ligands:
2-fluoro-4-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzoate (FTZB),
4-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzoate (TZB),
3-fluoro-4′-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-carboxylate (FTZBP),
3-fluorobiphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate (FBPDC), or
3,3′-difluorobiphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate (DFBPDC).
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the bidentate ligand has two anionic binding groups.
8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the two anionic binding groups are the same.
9. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the two anionic binding groups are different.
10. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the two anionic binding groups are linked by one or more of an aromatic group or hydrophobic group.
11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the hexanuclear metal cluster and bidentate ligand associate to form a face-centered cubic topology.
12. A method of making a metal-organic framework, comprising:
contacting one or more of a hexanuclear metal cluster, each hexanuclear metal cluster comprising one or more of a rare earth metal ion, with one or more of a bidentate ligand.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the hexanuclear cluster is characterized by the formula [RE 6 (μ 3 -OH) 8 (O 2 C—) 6 N 4 C—) 6 ].
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the hexnuclear metal cluster is characterized by the formula [RE 6 (μ 3 -OH) 8 (O 2 C—) 12 ].
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the rare earth metal ion includes one or more of cerium, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, scandium, terbium, thulium, ytterbium, or yttrium.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the bidentate ligand includes one or more of a carboxylate, tetrazolate, triazolate, or pyrazolate.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the bidentate ligand comprises one or more of the following ligands:
2-fluoro-4-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzoate (FTZB),
4-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzoate (TZB),
3-fluoro-4′-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-carboxylate (FTZBP),
3-fluorobiphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate (FBPDC), or
3,3′-difluorobiphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylate (DFBPDC).
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the bidentate ligand has two anionic binding groups.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the two anionic binding groups are linked by one or more of an aromatic group or hydrophobic group.
20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the hexanuclear metal cluster and bidentate ligand associate to form a face-centered cubic topology.