Abstract
The synthesis and the crystal structure determination, using a synchrotron microdiffraction setup, of the interwoven analogue of the highly flexible iron(III) dicarboxylate MIL-88D structure are reported. Unlike its flexible counterpart, MIL-126, or Fe III 3O(H 2O) 2(OH)[(O 2C)-C 12H 8-(CO 2)] 3•n(solv), exhibits a rigid structure with an accessible three dimensional (3D) pore system resulting in a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area over 1700 m 2•g -1. Moreover, a large amount of coordinatively unsaturated Fe sites of +2 and +3 oxidation states are accessible to NO and acetonitrile molecules as shown by infrared spectroscopy. MIL-126 might be thus used for the removal of aromatic N-heterocyclic compounds from fossil fuel streams, as shown here in the efficient capture of indole from model benzothiophene/indole mixtures in heptane/toluene.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2486-2492 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 10 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- acidity
- flexibility
- infrared spectroscopy
- interpenetration
- iron carboxylate
- metal-organic framework
- purification
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Materials Chemistry