Mixed donor, phenanthroline photoactive MOFs with favourable CO2 selectivity

Caitlin J Setter; Michael B Price; Luke Conte; Wolfgang Schmitt; Stuart R Batten; Christopher Richardson; Matthew R Hill; Ravichandar Babarao; Lauren K Macreadie

doi:10.1039/d0cc05715k

Mixed donor, phenanthroline photoactive MOFs with favourable CO₂ selectivity

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Nov 11;56(87):13377-13380. doi: 10.1039/d0cc05715k. Epub 2020 Oct 9.

Authors

Caitlin J Setter¹, Michael B Price, Luke Conte, Wolfgang Schmitt, Stuart R Batten, Christopher Richardson, Matthew R Hill, Ravichandar Babarao, Lauren K Macreadie

Affiliation

¹ School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand.

PMID: 33034313
DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05715k

Abstract

Mixed donor phenanthroline-carboxylate linkers were combined with Mn^II or Zn^II to form photoactive MOFs with large pore apertures. The MOFs display high CO₂ adsorption capacities, which consequently causes structural framework flexibility, and align with favorable metrics for selective CO₂ capture. The photophysical properties of the MOFs were investigated, with the Mn^II MOF giving rise to short triplet LMCT lifetimes.