Tuning the Atrazine Binding Sites in an Indium-Based Flexible Metal–Organic Framework
- 10 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Vol. 12 (40), 44762-44768
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c13022
Abstract
Constructing flexible metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with targeted properties is of high interest given their demonstrated potential as smart materials that undergo structural transformations in response to external stimuli. Herein, we report a flexible and interpenetrated indium-based MOF, NU-50, comprising 4-connected [In(CO2)4]- nodes and tetracarboxylate pyrene-based ligands assembled in the pts topology. The flexible framework of NU-50 exhibits intricate structural transformations upon exposure to external stimuli, namely guest solvent molecules and elevated temperatures. The high density of pyrene moieties throughout the interpenetrated framework offers numerous sites for the adsorption of highly conjugated guest molecules such as atrazine via π-π interactions. As a result, NU-50 efficiently removes atrazine from water achieving a maximum atrazine uptake capacity of 74 mg of atrazine per gram of NU-50. Molecular simulations reveal that the dynamic behavior of NU-50 involves the distortion of metal-ligand bonds, resulting in a narrow-pore structure that affords effective adsorption of atrazine molecules in a sandwich-like geometry. Moreover, washing in acetone quickly regenerates the sorbent.Funding Information
- Basic Energy Sciences (DE-FG02-08ER15967)
- China Scholarship Council (201806150078)
- Northwestern University
- National Science Foundation (CHE-1048773, DMR-0521267, ECCS-1542205)
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