Abstract
A Zn benzotriazolate metal-organic framework (MOF), [Zn(ZnO2CCH3)4(bibta)3] (1, bibta2- = 5,5′-bibenzotriazolate), has been subjected to a mild CH3CO2 -/HCO3 - ligand exchange procedure followed by thermal activation to generate nucleophilic Zn-OH groups that resemble the active site of α-carbonic anhydrase. The postsynthetically modified MOF, [Zn(ZnOH)4(bibta)3] (2∗), exhibits excellent performance for trace CO2 capture and can be regenerated at mild temperatures. IR spectroscopic data and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that intercluster hydrogen bonding interactions augment a Zn-OH/Zn-O2COH fixation mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12662-12666 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 40 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 Oct 2018 |