Alkyne-containing MOFs targeting hydrogen uptake

INOR 723

David Tranchemontagne, tranch@chem.ucla.edu and Omar M. Yaghi, yaghi@chem.ucla.edu. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Reticular Chemistry at the California NanoSystems Institute, University of California Los Angeles, 607 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are of increasing interest in a variety of applications, chief among them hydrogen storage. The versatility of MOFs lies in the ability to apply the broad range of organic chemical knowledge towards the synthesis of organic linkers for incorporation into MOFs targeting specific goals and applications. In this case, organic linkers containing a variety of alkyne units have been synthesized for use in the synthesis of MOFs targeting high hydrogen storage capacity. Their structures have been elucidated crystallographically, revealing the effects of narrow linkers of varying lengths on MOF inter-penetration, and the combined effects of interpenetration and carbon-carbon triple bond units on apparent surface area and hydrogen uptake have been investigated.
 

Synthesis and Characterization of Materials
7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Sci-Mix
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Monday, August 20, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Sci-Mix

Division of Inorganic Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007