Patent Application: US-67655508-A

Abstract:
fluorinated metal - organic frameworks are capable of adsorbing and desorbing gases and molecules . the fmofs can be arranged in a variety of configurations and have internal hollow channels and cavities . in the fmofs , hydrogen atoms have been substituted completely or partially with fluorine atoms or fluorinated groups in each linking organic ligand . the fmofs have high densities , leading to an enhanced volumetric capacity for gas storage .

Description:
generally , the present invention relates to a class of neutral , extended nanotubular porous called “ fluorinated metal - organic frameworks ” (“ fmofs ”), in which all the organic ligands are perfluorinated or partially fluorinated . the fluoro - lined cylindrical channels of the tubular frameworks possess hydrophobic internal cavities as a result of fluorination of all organic ligands . one embodiment of the present invention pertains to rigid , porous fluorous ( i . e ., perfluorinated ) fmofs with fluoro - lined channels that are capable of gas adsorption and desorption . all hydrogen atoms in the fluorous fmofs have been substituted with fluorine atoms . one possible strategy for achieving these fluorous fmofs uses robust , perfluorinated metal - triazolate clusters as building blocks , which consist of 4 - coordinate tetranuclear clusters [ ag 4 l 6 ] connected by 3 - coordinate ag ( i ) centers . potential candidates for these building blocks include polynuclear silver ( i )- triazolate clusters such as those shown in fig1 , which bear unsaturated metal sites or exo - n donor atoms ; thus , they can readily assemble into coordination polymers with 1d chain , 2d sheet , or 3d framework structures . synthesis of particular embodiments of the fmofs utilizes the perfluorinated ligand 3 , 5 - bis ( trifluoromethyl )- 1 , 2 , 4 - triazole (“ hl ”). hl is synthesized from 2 , 5 - dichloro - 1 , 1 , 1 , 6 , 6 , 6 - hexafluoro - 3 , 4 - diazahexa - 2 , 4 - diene ( abdul - ghani , et al . 1995 ). hl then reacts with silver nitrate in methanol to afford colorless crystals upon evaporation and recrystallization from acetonitrile / toluene . a general synthetic scheme is illustrated in fig2 . in fig2 , the reagents used in different steps include : a . meoh , h 2 so 4 ; b . nh 2 nh 2 ; c . r f — cocl ; d . pocl 3 ; e . nh 3 ; f . p 2 o 5 ; g . nah ; h . metal precursor ( agno 3 for fmof - 1 ). r f represents fluorinated alkyl groups , e . g . cf 3 , cf 2 cf 3 , c 3 f 7 , c 4 f 9 , c 5 f 11 , c 6 f 13 , c 8 f 17 , and such . synthesis of specific compounds are described in the examples below . these examples and the general synthetic scheme can be used in the synthesis of other fluorinated triazole ligands and related fluorinated metal organic frameworks . for example , r f in fig2 can have longer fluorinated alkyl groups or fluorinated aromatic groups . analysis by x - ray crystallography revealed one embodiment , a neutral fmof with the formula { ag 2 [ ag 4 l 6 ]} n , referred to as fmof - 1 . the crystal structure of fmof - 1 , shown in fig3 , shows extended 3d nanotubular open frameworks consisting of 6 - connected tetranuclear [ ag 4 l 6 ] clusters linked by 3 - coordinate ag ( i ) atoms . the crystal data for fmof - 1 are as follows : c 24 ag 6 f 36 n 18 , fw = 1871 . 64 , tetragonal , i − 42d , a = 13 . 3753 ( 7 ) å , c = 39 . 281 ( 4 ) å , v = 7027 . 2 ( 9 ) å 3 , z = 4 , t = 100 k , d c = 1 . 769 g / cm 3 ; r 1 = 0 . 0473 , wr 2 = 0 . 1420 , gof = 1 . 166 . fig3 shows the structure of fmof - 1 at 100 k . the top figures show 50 % thermal ellipsoidal plots of the building blocks , wherein six exo - n atoms of [ ag 4 l 6 ] coordinate to six 3 - coordinate ag ( i ) centers . the lower figures show space - filling representations of the fluoro - lined 3d channels ( left ) and a view down one channel ( right ). in fmof - 1 , the six triazolate ligands utilize their 1 - and 2 - positioned n - atoms to link four 4 - coordinate ag ( i ) centers ( avg . ag — n = 2 . 20 ( 1 ) å and 2 . 64 ( 1 ) å for equatorial and axial bonds , respectively ) into tetranuclear [ ag 4 l 6 ] clusters ( ag . . . ag = 3 . 470 ( 1 ) å ), which utilize their 4 - positioned n - atoms to connect to one another via 3 - coordinate ag ( i ) centers ( avg . ag — n = 2 . 27 ( 2 ) å ), generating a 3d framework of ( 4 2 . 6 )( 4 4 . 6 2 . 8 8 . 10 ) topology . the framework can be viewed as consisting of open - ended , hollow tubes extending along the direction of both the a - and b - crystallographic axes with a crystallographically - imposed s 4 axis lying at the center of each channel . the cylindrical channels of the tubular framework possess hydrophobic internal cavities , as the cf 3 groups of the perfluorinated ligands point into the channels . a cross - section of each fluoro - lined channel in the space - filling representation also shown in fig3 entails a semi - rectangular shape with 12 × 7 . 3 å dimensions . these fluoro - lined channels account for 40 . 6 % of the unit cell volume as calculated by platon ( spek , 2003 ), which is typical for high - porosity mofs . residual electron densities were too low ( max = 0 . 82e a − 3 ) to locate possible solvent molecules in the cavities , so it is believed that the best structural refinement entails solvent - free channels . the channels entail hexagonal openings with an ag . . . ag distance of 18 . 7 å for the longest diagonal of the non - planar 32 - membered rings . as shown in fig3 , in the embodiment referred to as fmof - 1 , the silver atoms appear to be well protected under the fluorinated walls , imparting unusual air - and photo - stability despite the notoriety of ag ( i ) species for being light sensitive . indeed , fmof - 1 did not change when subjected to uv illumination in air for over 24 hours . packing diagrams for fmof - 1 crystals at 100 k show the hexagonal coordination geometry of the non - planar 32 - membered rings . the structure can be obtained at room temperature after pretreatment of fmof - 1 to remove any solvent or gas molecules in the channels by heating the crystals at 100 ° c . in vacuum . in addition , the structure of a pretreated single crystal of fmof - 1 was studied at 100 k . the resulting structure shows nitrogen molecules adsorbed in the open channels even though the only source of n 2 was the liquid nitrogen from the cryostream used for cooling the exposed crystal on the diffractometer ( i . e ., there was no high pressure of n 2 applied to a sealed sample ). the adsorption of n 2 gas also appeared to occur not only in the large open channels but also in the small cavities . the structure shows 5 . 67 n 2 molecules per repeat unit . a packing diagram for fmof - 1 · toluene crystals at 100 k shows that crystals of fmof - 1 grown from toluene show a structure in which toluene molecules are adsorbed in the large open channels . a further preferred embodiment of the present invention is referred to as fmof - 2 . the fmof - 2 framework is a polymorphic form of the fmof - 1 framework with the same chemical composition of the metal and ligand but with a different packing arrangement of the 3 - d supramolecular structure . fig4 shows a space - filling representation of the fmof - 2 framework at 100 k while fig5 shows a close - up view of the packing diagram for the solvent - containing structure at 100 k , which contains both open channels and cavities . the toluene molecules are lined in a well - organized facial arrangement with respect to the fluorinated walls of both the large channels and smaller cavities , underscoring the superacidity of these fluoro - lined channels and cavities . an additional preferred embodiment of the present invention is referred to as fmof - 3 . the fmof - 3 framework is a polymorphic form of fmof - 1 and fmof - 2 frameworks but with a 2 - d instead of 3 - d supramolecular structure . fig6 shows the packing diagram for fmof - 3 crystals at 100 k . an additional preferred embodiment of the present invention is referred to as fmof - 4 . the fmof - 4 framework is a polymorphic form of fmof - 1 , fmof - 2 , and fmof - 3 . the packing diagram for fmof - 4 crystals at 100k shows that the structure of fmof - 4 is similar to fmof - 1 and fmof - 2 in that it is a 3 - d framework while it is similar to fmof - 3 in that it contains only small cavities as opposed to large channels . despite the latter , both fmof - 3 and fmof - 4 are useful for gas adsorption because gas molecules can indeed adsorb in small cavities . the fmofs exhibit many common properties , including solubility in many organic solvents , high thermal -, air -, and light - stability . the stability is likely imparted by the fluorous protection because of the known strength of the c — f bonds that line the channels and cavities as shown above for preferred fluorous embodiments . all fmof materials can be considered as coated frameworks where the fluorous protection is an inherent part of the structure as opposed to being due to adding an external material . another noteworthy property for fmof materials is their high density ( in the 1 . 6 - 2 . 2 g / ml range for select embodiments ). this is extremely important for gas storage applications because it endows high volumetric capacity . the fmof materials contain open channels or cavities which can accommodate gas molecules at relatively high pressure and / or low temperatures to maximize their storage capacity . the gas molecules can then be released by decreasing the pressure and / or increasing the temperatures . the adsorption / desorption processes are usually reversible and can be fully controlled by pressure , temperature , or both . the quantity of h 2 will be very similar in adsorption and desorption points at similar pressures due to the reversibility of the process . the fmof materials of the current invention are not limited to the ag ( i )- triazolate embodiments shown above . other porous ag ( i )- triazolates , as well as other metal - ligand combinations , are possible . other metal components within the framework material can be used according to the present invention , including metal atoms of the main group , transition metal series , and lanthanide series of the periodic system of the elements . among those metal components , particular examples include li + , na + , k + , rb + , be 2 + , mg 2 + , ca 2 + , sr 2 + , ba 2 + , sc 3 + , y 3 + , ti 4 + , zr 4 + , hf 4 + , v 4 + , v 3 + , v 2 + , nb 3 + , ta 3 + , cr 3 + , mo 3 + , w 3 + , mn 3 + , mn 2 + , re 3 + , re 2 + , fe 3 + , fe 2 + , ru 3 + , ru 2 + , os 3 + , os 2 + , co 3 + , co 2 + , rh 2 + , rh + , ir 2 + , ir + , ni 2 + , pd 2 + , pd 0 , pt 2 + , pt 0 , cu 2 + , cu + , ag + , au + , zn 2 + , cd 2 + , hg 2 + , al 3 + , ga 3 + , in 3 + , tl 3 + , si 4 + , si 2 + , ge 4 + , ge 2 + , sn 4 + , sn 2 + , pb 4 + , pb 2 + , as 5 + , as 3 + , as + , sb 5 + , sb 3 + , sb + , bi 5 + , bi 3 + , bi + , and combinations thereof . the ligands used for construction of the fluorinated mofs are also not limited to fluorinated triazolates . besides triazolates , any ligands with two or more donor atoms and two or more fluorine atoms can be used as bridging ligands for construction of fluorinated mofs . with regard to construction of fmofs , several other fluorinated organic ligands , such as fluorinated carboxylates , fluorinated polypyridines , fluorinated phosphines , fluorinated thiolates , and others , for coordination to various soft and hard metal centers , can also be used . an important property of fmofs is their large breathing capacity due to guest adsorption and / or temperature variation . fmof embodiments have demonstrated gigantic negative thermal coefficient in presence or absence of guest molecules such as n 2 . potential applications of the current fmofs are wide - ranging and not limited to h 2 storage . other examples include storage or transport of other gases , such as ch 4 , o 2 , n 2 , co , co 2 , no x , and vapors of hazardous organic solvents . these materials include fuel , greenhouse gases , and vapors of environmental pollutants and health hazards . the superior acidity and other structural factors discussed above regarding h 2 storage are also valid for these applications . another example is gas separation , which is facilitated by the anticipated high selectivity of our fluorous materials . a further example is storage or separation of aromatic organic molecules , such as benzene , toluene , or xylenes . these are common carcinogens contained in gasoline , which are responsible for the warning signs usually posted on gas pumps . the affinity of the fmof materials to these aromatic molecules is clearly illustrated by the toluene structures already discussed , particularly fig9 for fmof - 2 . an additional example is use in catalysis . the superior acidity , stability , open structures , and solubility of the fmof materials are excellent features for use in multiple heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic processes . another application of the fmofs is thermal expansion , including positive , negative , and zero thermal expansion materials . the high - pressure h 2 adsorption and desorption isotherms for the embodiment fmof - 1 were obtained at 77 k . these high - pressure data were obtained by vti corporation ( hialeah , fla .) for the h 2 adsorption onto fmof - 1 up to ˜ 100 bar and are shown in fig7 . meanwhile , the low - pressure h 2 , n 2 , and o 2 adsorption isotherms for the embodiment fmof - 1 were also obtained at 77 k . these hydrogen , nitrogen , and oxygen adsorption data at pressures lower than 0 . 1 mpa ( 1 atm ) were obtained by micromeritics ( norcross , ga .) measured with a standard static volumetric technique ( micromeritics ® asap 2010 ). a sample holder configured to allow in - situ pretreatment in a flowing gas stream was used . approximately 50 - 100 mg of sample was used for low - pressure isotherm measurements . the apparatus was calibrated for hydrogen measurements at 298 k using palladium powder . hydrogen adsorption at pressures greater than 0 . 1 mpa and up to 10 mpa was also measured using a static volumetric technique . the non - ideality of hydrogen was accounted for by computing the compressibility factor using second and third virial coefficient correlations . approximately 300 mg of sample was used for high - pressure isotherm measurements . all samples were pretreated in - situ to the measurement apparatus prior to isotherm measurements . the pretreatment conditions included degassing in vacuum at about 60 ° c . for a minimum of 1 hour . ultra - high purity gases ( 99 . 999 %) were used for all pretreatments and measurements . molecular sieve 3a purifiers were used on each gas stream to ensure purity was maintained throughout the experiments . table 1 below summarizes the gravimetric and volumetric storage capacity of fmof - 1 for hydrogen adsorption in comparison to representatives of the best metal - organic frameworks known to date and described in the indicated publications . it is clear from table 1 that the best metal - organic frameworks known previously have very low densities . thus , their volumetric capacities are always lower than their gravimetric capacities . the opposite is true for the current fmof materials . the high density of the fmof materials ( about 1 . 6 - 2 . 2 g / ml ) is a noteworthy property . fmof - 1 shows a density of 1 . 77 g / ml , which gives rise to a higher volumetric capacity than its gravimetric capacity . therefore , even without optimizing the pretreatment , fmof - 1 exhibits a very high volumetric capacity that is very similar to that of the best - performing reported mofs in this particular parameter . fmof - 1 also has both large and small cavities , both of which are capable of gas adsorption . direct evidence of the influence of these on the h 2 adsorption process is shown in the data in fig7 , which clearly illustrate rises to multiple plateaus during the adsorption process . this unique and unusual behavior was reproduced by vti for fmof - 1 to verify that the multiple curvatures are genuine . the four fmof materials above illustrate a significant structural diversity in terms of channel size and interaction of adsorption sites . these aspects complement the high acidity and hydrophobicity of the open channels so as to increase the binding energy of h 2 and other gases to desired values for different applications . in addition , fig7 shows that the adsorbed gas molecules can be released by decreasing the pressure . the quantity of h 2 was very similar in adsorption and desorption points at similar pressures due to the reversibility of the process . in general , fmof - 1 has large channels which accommodate gas molecules at low temperatures or / and at high pressure , and release the gas molecules at room temperature or / and under low pressure . framework of fmof - 1 is stable and the gas adsorption process can be reproduced ( recycled ). other gases are also adsorbed effectively by the fmof materials with various selectivity and sensitivity . therefore , the invention is not limited to hydrogen adsorption by the fmof materials . fig7 shows that adsorption of nitrogen and oxygen is very high ( higher than h 2 adsorption , which is a typical behavior of mofs ). the particularly high affinity to o 2 by the fmofs in this invention is due to the fluorination because molecular materials are known to exhibit increased affinity to oxygen upon fluorination . trifluoroacetic acid ( 7 . 6 ml , 0 . 1 mol ) was added to a stirred solution of trifluoroacethydrazide ( 12 . 8 g , 0 . 1 mol ) in benzene ( 100 ml ) and the mixture was heated under reflux for 2 h . a dean and stark trap was fitted , and reflux was continued for 3 h . reflux was continued in the absence of the dean and stark trap ( 3 h ) and then with the trap refitted ( 20 h ). the resulting white solid was collected by filtration , dried in vacuum and identified as 1 , 2 - bis ( trifluoroacetyl ) hydrazine ( 16 . 5 g , 73 %). m . p . 173 - 175 ° c . a mixture of n , n - diethylaniline hydrochloride ( 18 . 5 g , 0 . 1 mol ), 1 , 2 - bis ( trifluoroacetyl ) hydrazine ( 10 . 3 g , 0 . 46 mol ) and phosphoryl chloride ( 160 ml ) was stirred for 30 minutes under nitrogen in a flask fitted with a condenser leading to a cold trap (− 78 ° c .). the mixture was heated under reflux for 5 h and then allowed to cool and stored overnight . the flask contents and the small amount of material which had condensed in the cold trap were combined and the two layers which had formed were separated . the layer was added to ice water ( 85 ml ) and the mixture vigorously stirred for 1 h in a flask fitted with a condenser . separation of the lower organic layer gave the main batch of the crude product ( 6 . 4 g ). the original dark upper layer was treated similarly with ice water ( 75 ml ) and the organic layer subjected to preliminary purification by trap - to - trap distillation in vacuum to afford a second batch of crude product ( 1 . 6 g ). distillation of the combined product through a vacuum - jacketed vigreux column gave 2 , 5 - dichloro - 1 , 1 , 1 , 6 , 6 , 6 - hexafluoro - 3 , 4 - diazahexa - 2 , 4 - diene ( 6 . 3 g , 53 %) as an oil . a solution containing aqueous ammonia ( 0 . 78 g , 45 . 9 mmol ) in diethyl ether ( 30 ml ) was added slowly over 1 h to a stirred solution of 2 , 5 - dichloro - 1 , 1 , 1 , 6 , 6 , 6 - hexafluoro - 3 , 4 - diazahexa - 2 , 4 - diene ( 6 . 0 g , 23 . 0 mmol ) in diethyl ether ( 60 ml ) and water ( 30 ml ) at 0 ° c ., and stirring was continued for 3 h . the ether layer was separated , dried over na 2 so 4 and the ether removed in vacuo to give ( zz )- 1 - amino - 5 - chloro - 1 , 1 , 1 , 6 , 6 , 6 - hexafluoro - 3 , 4 - diazahexa - 2 , 4 - diene . yield : 3 . 6 g ( 64 %). a solution of ( zz )- 1 - amino - 5 - chloro - 1 , 1 , 1 , 6 , 6 , 6 - hexafluoro - 3 , 4 - diazahexa - 2 , 4 - diene ( 5 . 0 g , 20 . 7 mmol ) in thf ( 20 ml ) was heated under reflux for 3 days and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give a waxy solid . purification by column ( eluant : chcl 3 ) affords 3 , 5 - bis ( trifluoromethyl )- 1h - 1 , 2 , 4 - triazole as a colorless crystal . yield : 1 . 0 g , 25 %. m . p . 74 - 75 ° c . sodium hydride ( 0 . 24 g , 0 . 01 mol ) was added to 10 ml of anhydrous acetonitrile contained in a three - necked flask fitted with a nitrogen inlet , a dropping funnel and a condenser surmounted with a drying tube ( cacl 2 ). an equivalent amount of 3 , 5 - bis ( trifluoromethyl )- 1h - 1 , 2 , 4 - triazole ( 2 . 0 g , 0 . 01 mmol ) in 5 . 0 ml of anhydrous acetonitrile was added from the dropping funnel and the mixture stirred at room temperature for 24 h under a nitrogen atmosphere . solvent was then removed in vacuo and the white residue of the sodium triazolide was used in the following reaction without separation . agclo 4 . h 2 o ( 225 mg , 1 . 0 mmol ) and the above sodium triazolide ( 250 mg , 1 . 1 mmol ) in 30 ml of meoh was stirred for 6 h and finally concentrated under reduced pressure to a small volume . water was added to the residue and the precipitated colorless solid was filtered , washed with water and dried at 60 ° c . in vacuum to afford colorless crystalline solid . recrystallization from acetonitrile - 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