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A Postsynthetic Exchange/Deprotection Approach to Append Aliphatic Amines in Defective UiO‐66

Francesco Della Croce, Matthew McPherson Orcid Logo, Elena Pulidori Orcid Logo, Celia Duce Orcid Logo, Marco Taddei Orcid Logo

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Volume: 28, Issue: 19, Start page: e202500110

Swansea University Authors: Matthew McPherson Orcid Logo, Marco Taddei Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1002/ejic.202500110

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Aliphatic amine-functionalized metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are receiving increasing attention for their potential as adsorbents for CO2. In this work, a two-step postsynthetic approach is presented, applied to defective ZrIV-based MOF UiO-66, which involves the exchange of N-tert-butyloxycarbony...

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Published in: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
ISSN: 1434-1948 1099-0682
Published: Wiley 2025
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70040
Abstract: Aliphatic amine-functionalized metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are receiving increasing attention for their potential as adsorbents for CO2. In this work, a two-step postsynthetic approach is presented, applied to defective ZrIV-based MOF UiO-66, which involves the exchange of N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl (Boc) protected ω-amino acids for defect-compensating formate groups, followed by thermal deprotection of the Boc groups to yield free amine groups. The chosen amino acids are glycine, 3-aminopropionic acid (β-alanine), γ-aminobutyric acid, and 5-aminovaleric acid. Postsynthetic exchange of the Boc-protected amino acids is carried out in N,N-dimethylformamide, observing no structural damage and a dependence of the loading of functional groups on the length of the aliphatic chain (the longer the chain, the lower the loading). Deprotection is achieved by heating the solids to 160 °C under a N2 stream, accompanied by the release of CO2 and isobutylene, as confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis coupled with infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The deprotected MOFs are characterized by their gas sorption properties, finding that functionalization of the defects led to a predictable decrease in porosity, without enhancing the affinity for CO2, suggesting that the amine groups might not be accessible.
Keywords: amines; defects; metal-organic frameworks; postsynthetic exchange
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Grant Number: 663830; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Grant Number: EP/R01910X/1
Issue: 19
Start Page: e202500110