Evaluation of the synthetic methods for preparing metal organic frameworks with transition metals

Laís Weber Aguiar; Cleiser Thiago Pereira da Silva; Hugo Henrique Carline de Lima; Murilo Pereira Moises; Andrelson Wellington Rinaldi; Laís Weber Aguiar; Cleiser Thiago Pereira da Silva; Hugo Henrique Carline de Lima; Murilo Pereira Moises; Andrelson Wellington Rinaldi

doi:10.3934/matersci.2018.3.467

AIMS Materials Science

2018, Volume 5, Issue 3: 467-478. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2018.3.467

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Evaluation of the synthetic methods for preparing metal organic frameworks with transition metals

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Materials Chemistry and Sensors Laboratory – LMSen, Chemistry Department – DQI, State University of Maringá – UEM, Av. Colombo 5790, Zona 07, CEP 87020-900, Maringá-PR, Brazil
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Federal University of Technology of Paraná – UTFPR, Rua Marcílio Dias 635, CEP 86812-460, Apucarana-PR, Brazil

Received: 31 December 2017 Accepted: 11 April 2018 Published: 18 May 2018

In this study, preparation of metal-organic frameworks (Cu₃BTC₂, Fe₃BTC₂, Ni₃BTC₂ and Co₃BTC₂) (BTC = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate) was performed by five different synthetic methods (solvothermal under autoclave, reflux, domestic microwave, ultrasonic, and mechanochemical conditions) and the results were compared in order to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each method with a focus on the domestic microwave method. All the results showed correlations between the reaction conditions and the yield, morphology, crystalline phases, and specific surface area. Characterization of the samples was performed by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and physisorption analysis. Experimental results have shown that the conventional method is a good choice for the preparation of M-BTCs, but it takes a long time and requires high temperature. With this work, we show that the domestic microwave is the best choice because it promotes the same MOF structures in a shorter time while achieving high purity, high specific area, and good quantitative yield. Notably, these transition metal-BTCs are promising candidates to be applied as catalysts in further studies.
- metal-organic frameworks,
- synthetic methods,
- domestic microwave,
- autoclave,
- transitions metal
Citation: Laís Weber Aguiar, Cleiser Thiago Pereira da Silva, Hugo Henrique Carline de Lima, Murilo Pereira Moises, Andrelson Wellington Rinaldi. Evaluation of the synthetic methods for preparing metal organic frameworks with transition metals[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2018, 5(3): 467-478. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2018.3.467

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Abstract

In this study, preparation of metal-organic frameworks (Cu₃BTC₂, Fe₃BTC₂, Ni₃BTC₂ and Co₃BTC₂) (BTC = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate) was performed by five different synthetic methods (solvothermal under autoclave, reflux, domestic microwave, ultrasonic, and mechanochemical conditions) and the results were compared in order to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of each method with a focus on the domestic microwave method. All the results showed correlations between the reaction conditions and the yield, morphology, crystalline phases, and specific surface area. Characterization of the samples was performed by X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and physisorption analysis. Experimental results have shown that the conventional method is a good choice for the preparation of M-BTCs, but it takes a long time and requires high temperature. With this work, we show that the domestic microwave is the best choice because it promotes the same MOF structures in a shorter time while achieving high purity, high specific area, and good quantitative yield. Notably, these transition metal-BTCs are promising candidates to be applied as catalysts in further studies.

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