Synthesis of MOFs
AssigneeUniversity Court of the University of St Andrews
InventorsRussell Edward Morris, Paul Stewart Wheatley, Stewart Warrender, Morven Duncan
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the synthesis of a variety of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) using low temperature and solvents which are considered to be not particularly harmful to the environment. There is also provided novel MOFs which may be made by the desired processes.
Claims22
A method of synthesizing a metal organic framework having the form Mx(L)y(OH)v(H2O)w wherein;
- M is a metal or metals;
- L is a benzene polycarboxylate linker;
- and
- x is in a range from 1-10, y is in a range from 0.1-3, v is in a range from 0-2 and w is in a range from 0-14;
- the method comprising the step of providing a salt of the benzene polycarboxylate linker or an aqueous solution thereof;
- and
- mixing the salt of the benzene polycarboxylate linker or an aqueous solution thereof with a solution of a metal salt at a temperature between 0° C. and 100° C., to thereby obtain said metal organic framework.
A metal organic framework of the formula ZnxNiyNaz(DHTP)(H2O)2.qH2O;
- where the sum of the values of x+y+z=2, or the sum of x+y=2 and z has a value in a range from 0-8;
- and
- q has a value in a range from 0-12.
A metal organic framework of the form Mx′(BTC)y′(OH)v′(H2O)w′ where x′ has a value in a range from 1-5, y′ has a value in a range from 0.1 to 3, v′ has a value in a range from 0 to 2 and w′ has a value in a range from 0.5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.