Green MIP-202(Zr) Catalyst: Degradation and Thermally Robust Biomimetic Sensing of Nerve Agents

J Am Chem Soc. 2021 Nov 3;143(43):18261-18271. doi: 10.1021/jacs.1c08356. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Abstract

Rapid and robust sensing of nerve agent (NA) threats is necessary for real-time field detection to facilitate timely countermeasures. Unlike conventional phosphotriesterases employed for biocatalytic NA detection, this work describes the use of a new, green, thermally stable, and biocompatible zirconium metal-organic framework (Zr-MOF) catalyst, MIP-202(Zr). The biomimetic Zr-MOF-based catalytic NA recognition layer was coupled with a solid-contact fluoride ion-selective electrode (F-ISE) transducer, for potentiometric detection of diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP), a F-containing G-type NA simulant. Catalytic DFP degradation by MIP-202(Zr) was evaluated and compared to the established UiO-66-NH2 catalyst. The efficient catalytic DFP degradation with MIP-202(Zr) at near-neutral pH was validated by 31P NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy and potentiometric F-ISE and pH-ISE measurements. Activation of MIP-202(Zr) using Soxhlet extraction improved the DFP conversion rate and afforded a 2.64-fold improvement in total percent conversion over UiO-66-NH2. The exceptional thermal and storage stability of the MIP-202/F-ISE sensor paves the way toward remote/wearable field detection of G-type NAs in real-world environments. Overall, the green, sustainable, highly scalable, and biocompatible nature of MIP-202(Zr) suggests the unexploited scope of such MOF catalysts for on-body sensing applications toward rapid on-site detection and detoxification of NA threats.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Biomimetic Materials / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Electrochemical Techniques / instrumentation
  • Electrochemical Techniques / methods
  • Fluorides / analysis
  • Green Chemistry Technology
  • Isoflurophate / analysis*
  • Isoflurophate / chemistry
  • Limit of Detection
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks / chemistry*
  • Nerve Agents / analysis*
  • Nerve Agents / chemistry
  • Wearable Electronic Devices
  • Zirconium / chemistry

Substances

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks
  • Nerve Agents
  • Isoflurophate
  • Zirconium
  • Fluorides