Six Cd2(OCO)2 cluster based MOFs involving 5-substituted isophthalic acid and n-TPT ligands have been characterized. Cd-MOF-4 can be functionalized by Eu3+ ions by PSMs, which shows highly selective and sensitive to Fe3+ ion in aqueous solution.
Three new NiII/CoII-based MOFs constructed from C3 symmetric H3BTC and 4-TPT ligands have been characterized. MOF3 as a bifunctional acid−base catalyst showed good activities for the oxidation–Knoevenagel cascade reaction.
Kinetic quantum sieving (KQS) based on pore size and chemical affinity quantum sieving (CAQS) based on adsorption site are two routes of porous materials to separate hydrogen isotope mixtures. Alkali earth metals (Be, Mg, and Ca) were doped into UiO-67 to explore whether these metal sites can promote H 2 /D 2 separation. Based on the zero-point energy and adsorption enthalpy calculated by density functional theory calculations, the Be dopant shows better H 2 /D 2 separation performance than other alkali earth metal dopants and unsaturated metal sites in metal−organic frameworks based on CAQS. Orbital interaction strongly relates to the chemical affinity and further influences the D 2 /H 2 selectivity. Moreover, the predicted D 2 /H 2 selectivity of Be-doped sites (49.4) at 77 K is even larger than the best experimental result (26). Finally, the different dynamic behaviors of H 2 and D 2 on Be-doped UiO-67 indicate its strong H 2 /D 2 separation performance via KQS.
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