Proton-Coupled Electron Transport in Anthraquinone-Based Zirconium Metal-Organic Frameworks

Inorganic Chemistry
Paula J Celis-SalazarAmanda J Morris

Abstract

The ditopic ligands 2,6-dicarboxy-9,10-anthraquinone and 1,4-dicarboxy-9,10-anthraquinone were used to synthesize two new UiO-type metal-organic frameworks (MOFs; namely, 2,6-Zr-AQ-MOF and 1,4-Zr-AQ-MOF, respectively). The Pourbaix diagrams (E vs pH) of the MOFs and their ligands were constructed using cyclic voltammetry in aqueous buffered media. The MOFs exhibit chemical stability and undergo diverse electrochemical processes, where the number of electrons and protons transferred was tailored in a Nernstian manner by the pH of the media. Both the 2,6-Zr-AQ-MOF and its ligand reveal a similar electrochemical pKavalue (7.56 and 7.35, respectively) for the transition between a two-electron, two-proton transfer (at pH < pKa) and a two-electron, one-proton transfer (at pH > pKa). In contrast, the position of the quinone moiety with respect to the zirconium node, the effect of hydrogen bonding, and the amount of defects in 1,4-Zr-AQ-MOF lead to the transition from a two-electron, three-proton transfer to a two-electron, one-proton transfer. The pKaof this framework (5.18) is analogous to one of the three electrochemical pKavalues displayed by its ligand (3.91, 5.46, and 8.80), which also showed intramolecular hydrogen bonding. The ...Continue Reading

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