Alkali Phosphonate Metal-Organic Frameworks

Chemistry. 2019 Aug 27;25(48):11214-11217. doi: 10.1002/chem.201902207. Epub 2019 Jul 4.

Abstract

A new family of porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), namely alkali phosphonate MOFs, is reported. [Na2 Cu(H4 TPPA)]⋅(NH2 (CH3 )2 )2 (GTUB-1) was synthesized using the tetratopic 5,10,15,20-tetrakis[p-phenylphosphonic acid] porphyrin (H8 -TPPA) linker with planar X-shaped geometrical core. GTUB-1 is composed of rectangular void channels with BET surface area of 697 m2 g-1 . GTUB-1 exhibits exceptional thermal stability. The toxicity analysis of the (H8 -TPPA) linker indicates that it is well tolerated by an intestinal cell line, suggesting its suitability for creating phosphonate MOFs for biological applications.

Keywords: alkali-phosphonate; metal-organic frameworks; porphyrin; thermal stability; toxicology.