Stability improvement of Cu3(BTC)2 metal-organic frameworks under steaming conditions by encapsulation of a Keggin polyoxometalate

Danilo Mustafa; Eric Breynaert; Sneha R Bajpe; Johan A Martens; Christine E A Kirschhock

doi:10.1039/c1cc12341f

Stability improvement of Cu3(BTC)2 metal-organic frameworks under steaming conditions by encapsulation of a Keggin polyoxometalate

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 28;47(28):8037-9. doi: 10.1039/c1cc12341f. Epub 2011 Jun 15.

Authors

Danilo Mustafa¹, Eric Breynaert, Sneha R Bajpe, Johan A Martens, Christine E A Kirschhock

Affiliation

¹ Center for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Belgium 3000.

PMID: 21674103
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc12341f

Abstract

Cu(3)(BTC)(2) with an incorporated Keggin polyoxometalate was demonstrated to be stable under steaming conditions up to 483 K, while the isostructural HKUST-1 degrades and transforms into [Cu(2)OH(BTC)(H(2)O)](n)·2nH(2)O from 343 K onwards.