화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.142, No.10, 4705-4713, 2020
Metal-Diamidobenzoquinone Frameworks via Post-Synthetic Linker Exchange
Metal-organic frameworks with amidic linkers often exhibit exceptional physical properties, but, owing to their strong metal-nitrogen bonds, are exceedingly challenging to isolate through direct synthesis. Here, we report a route to access metal-diamidobenzoquinone frameworks from their dihydroxo-benzoquinone counterparts via postsynthetic linker exchange. The parent compounds (Me2NH2)(2)[M2L3] (M = Zn, Mn; H2L = 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxo-1,4-benzoquinone) undergo linker exchange upon exposure to a solution of monodeprotonated 2,5-diamino-3,6-dibromo-1,4-benzoquinone or 2,5-diamino-3,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone, proceeding through single-crystal-tosingle-crystal reactions. The presence of both types of linker in the resulting frameworks is confirmed by a combination of NMR, Raman, and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopies. Moreover, the extent of linker exchange in the Zn frameworks is quantified using C-13 NMR spectroscopy, and spatially resolved EDX spectroscopy reveals the two types of linker to be homogeneously distributed within a crystal. Finally, we propose a tentative mechanism of linker exchange based on pK(a) measurements, considerations of framework solubility, and powder X-ray diffraction analysis. This work provides the first method to exchange organic linkers with different donor atoms in metal-organic frameworks and in doing so demonstrates exchange between linkers with donor atoms differing in acidity by a remarkable 11 units of pK(a). Together, these results offer a potentially general synthetic strategy toward new materials with exotic metal-linker coordination modes.