Polymorphous Indium Metal–Organic Frameworks Based on a Ferrocene Linker: Redox Activity, Porosity, and Structural Diversity

The metallocene-based linker molecule 1,1′-ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (H2FcDC) was used to synthesize four different polymorphs of composition [In­(OH)­(FeC12H8O4)]. Using conventional solvent-based synthesis methods and varying the synthetic parameters such as metal source, reaction temperature, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Inorganic chemistry 2020-07, Vol.59 (14), p.9969-9978
Hauptverfasser: Benecke, Jannik, Grape, Erik Svensson, Fuß, Alexander, Wöhlbrandt, Stephan, Engesser, Tobias A, Inge, A. Ken, Stock, Norbert, Reinsch, Helge
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Zusammenfassung:The metallocene-based linker molecule 1,1′-ferrocenedicarboxylic acid (H2FcDC) was used to synthesize four different polymorphs of composition [In­(OH)­(FeC12H8O4)]. Using conventional solvent-based synthesis methods and varying the synthetic parameters such as metal source, reaction temperature, and solvent, two different MOFs and one 1D-coordination polymer denoted as CAU-43 (1), In-MIL-53-FcDC_a (2), and In-FcDC (3) were obtained. Furthermore, thermal treatment of CAU-43 (1) at 190 °C under vacuum yielded a new polymorph of 2, In-MIL-53-FcDC_b (4). Both MOFs 2 and 4 crystallize in a MIL-53 type structure, but in different space groups C2/m for 2 and P1̅ for 4. The structures of the four title compounds were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), or a combination of three-dimensional electron diffraction measurements (3D ED) and PXRD. N2 sorption experiments of 1, 2, and 4 showed specific surface areas of 355 m2 g–1, 110 m2 g–1, and 140 m2 g–1, respectively. Furthermore, the electronic properties of the title compounds were characterized via Mössbauer and EPR spectroscopy. All Mössbauer spectra showed the characteristic doublet, proving the persistence of the ferrocene moiety. In the cases of 1, 3, and 4, appreciable impurities of ferrocenium ions could be detected by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Cyclovoltammetric experiments were performed to demonstrate the accessible redox activity of the linker molecule of the title compounds. A redox process of FcDC2– with oxidation (between 0.86 and 0.97 V) and reduction wave (between 0.69 and 0.80 V) was observed.
ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X
1520-510X
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01124