What is it about?
As a result of involvement of all carboxylato/methoxo/oxo donor oxygen atoms of a phytochemical ferulic acid with zinc ions, a Zn-ferulate metal–organic framework (PhytoMOF-1), {[Zn2(fer)2]}n is formed.
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Why is it important?
PhytoMOF-1 contains channels with a considerable diameter of 15.1(1) - 17.2(1) Å. The total void volume of PhytoMOF-1 is 3517 Å3. N2 adsorption/desorption analyses indicate that the PhytoMOF-1 is porous. Molecular simulations show that PhytoMOF-1 might store hydrogen. The luminescent properties of PhytoMOF-1 are quenched upon the adsorption of toluene and nitrobenzene.
Perspectives
I believe that the PhytoMOF-1 is going to be a very suitable/useful MOF for biomedical applications.
Dr Selçuk Demir
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University
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This page is a summary of: A phytochemical-containing metal–organic framework: Synthesis, characterization and molecular simulations for hydrogen adsorption, Inorganica Chimica Acta, March 2015, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2014.12.010.
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