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Post-Synthetic Modification of a Metal-Organic Framework Glass.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Pakamorė, Ignas 
Richards, Kieran D 
Thorne, Michael F 
Boyadjieva, Sophia S 

Abstract

Melt-quenched metal-organic framework (MOF) glasses have gained significant interest as the first new category of glass reported in 50 years. In this work, an amine-functionalized zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF), denoted ZIF-UC-6, was prepared and demonstrated to undergo both melting and glass formation. The presence of an amine group resulted in a lower melting temperature compared to other ZIFs, while also allowing material properties to be tuned by post-synthetic modification (PSM). As a prototypical example, the ZIF glass surface was functionalized with octyl isocyanate, changing its behavior from hydrophilic to hydrophobic. PSM therefore provides a promising strategy for tuning the surface properties of MOF glasses.

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Keywords

3402 Inorganic Chemistry, 3403 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, 34 Chemical Sciences

Journal Title

Chem Mater

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Journal ISSN

0897-4756
1520-5002

Volume Title

34

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)
Sponsorship
Royal Society (UF150021)
Royal Society (RGF\EA\180092)
Royal Society (RSG\R1\180395)
Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2020-005)
Leverhulme Trust (PLP-2019-002)