Carbon Dioxide Sensitivity of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks1. Issue 29 (30th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mottillo, Cristina; Friščić, Tomislav
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 53:Issue 29(2014)
• Page Start: 7471
• Page End: 7474
• Publication Date: 2014-05-30
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402082
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks of zinc, cobalt, and cadmium, including the framework ZIF‐8 commercially sold as Basolite Z1200, exhibit surprising sensitivity to carbon dioxide under mild conditions. The frameworks chemically react with CO₂ in the presence of moisture or liquid water to form carbonates. This effect, which has been previously not reported in metal–organic framework chemistry, provides an explanation for conflicting reports on ZIF‐8 stability to water and is of outstanding significance for evaluating the potential applications of metal–organic frameworks, especially for CO₂ sequestration.</p> </abstract>