A nanoporous 3D zinc(II) metal–organic framework for selective absorption of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde

• We present a 3D Zn(II)-MOF with TATAB linker by solvothermal method.
• The framework possesses a new kvh1 topology.
• The framework displays formaldehyde and benzaldehyde absorption property.
• Conformational analysis was performed to determine the stable linker geometry.

A new 3D nanoporous metal–organic framework (MOF), [[Zn4O(C24H15N6O6)2(H2O)2]·6H2O·DMF]n (1) based on 4,4′,4″-s-triazine-1,3,5-triyltri-p-aminobenzoate (TATAB) ligand was solvothermally synthesized and characterized by single–crystal X-ray diffraction, Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analyses. X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis reveals that 1 exhibits a 3D network with new kvh1 topology. Semi-empirical (AM1) calculations were carried out to obtain stable conformers for TATAB ligand. In addition, the absorption of two typical aldehydes (benzaldehyde and formaldehyde) in the presence of 1 was investigated and the effect of the aldehyde concentration, exposure time and temperature was studied. It was found that compound 1 has a potential for the absorption of aldehydes under mild conditions.

Absorption of two typical aldehydes (formaldehyde and benzaldehyde) by solvothermally synthesized of a 3D nano-porous MOF based on TATAB tricarboxylate ligand and Zn (NO3)2·6H2O.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide