A flexible, perfluorinated analogue of aluminum fumarate metal-organic framework

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We report the synthesis of Al-TFS, a novel aluminum metal-organic framework (MOF) based on tetrafluorosuccinic acid (H₂TFS), of formula Al(OH)(TFS)·1.5H₂O, introducing a new member to the family of perfluorinated MOFs. The structure of the MOF, solved ab-initio from laboratory powder X-ray diffraction data, displays structural analogies with that of the commercially available Al-fumarate (Basolite A520). The structure is composed of 1D infinite OH-bridged Al octahedra chains connected by the dicarboxylic linkers, designing rhombic channels decorated by fluorine atoms. Upon water removal, the MOF undergoes a phase transition leading to a moderate expansion of the unit cell. Volumetric analysis revealed the presence of ultra-micropores with a size lower than 4 Å. Gas sorption measurements demonstrated for Al-TFS a slightly higher CO₂ selectivity compared to N₂ and CH₄ than the Al-fumarate analogue, with peculiar shapes of the isotherms suggesting a dynamic response of the framework to CO₂ adsorption. Using different complementary techniques (in situ infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gas/vapor sorption), and density functional theory simulations, the flexibility of the new MOF was disclosed, highlighting the significant impact of fluorination in tailoring materials with structural flexibility and peculiar adsorption properties. This record contains the structural models for the Al-TFS (TFS = tetrafluorosuccinate) in its hydrated and dehydrated phases. IR spectra have been simulated for both structures and allowed tracking the associated phase transition via comparison with experimental results.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.24435/materialscloud:d6-dy
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202500130
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Creator Guiotto, Virginia; Notari, Maria Sole; Morelli Venturi, Diletta; Ricchebuono, Alberto; Castagnoli, Melissa; Meier, Christoph; Nardelli, Francesca; Calucci, Lucia; Signorile, Matteo; Taddei, Marco; Crocellà, Valentina; Costantino, Ferdinando
Publisher Materials Cloud
Contributor Ricchebuono, Alberto; Signorile, Matteo
Publication Year 2025
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Language English
Resource Type info:eu-repo/semantics/other
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Discipline Materials Science and Engineering