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Bramley GA, Beynon OT, Stishenko PV, Logsdail AJ. The application of QM/MM simulations in heterogeneous catalysis. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:6562-6585. [PMID: 36810655 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04537k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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The QM/MM simulation method is provenly efficient for the simulation of biological systems, where an interplay of extensive environment and delicate local interactions drives a process of interest through a funnel on a complex energy landscape. Recent advances in quantum chemistry and force-field methods present opportunities for the adoption of QM/MM to simulate heterogeneous catalytic processes, and their related systems, where similar intricacies exist on the energy landscape. Herein, the fundamental theoretical considerations for performing QM/MM simulations, and the practical considerations for setting up QM/MM simulations of catalytic systems, are introduced; then, areas of heterogeneous catalysis are explored where QM/MM methods have been most fruitfully applied. The discussion includes simulations performed for adsorption processes in solvent at metallic interfaces, reaction mechanisms within zeolitic systems, nanoparticles, and defect chemistry within ionic solids. We conclude with a perspective on the current state of the field and areas where future opportunities for development and application exist.
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- Gabriel Adrian Bramley
- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, CF10 3AT, UK.
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, CF10 3AT, UK.
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, CF10 3AT, UK.
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Barona M, Gaggioli CA, Gagliardi L, Snurr RQ. DFT Study on the Catalytic Activity of ALD-Grown Diiron Oxide Nanoclusters for Partial Oxidation of Methane to Methanol. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:1580-1592. [PMID: 32017850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Using density functional theory (DFT), we studied the catalytic activity of iron oxide nanoclusters that mimic the structure of the active site in the soluble form of methane monooxygenase (sMMO) for the partial oxidation of methane to methanol. Using N2O as the oxidant, we consider a radical-rebound mechanism and a concerted mechanism for the oxidation of methane on either a bridging oxygen (Ob) or a terminal oxygen (Ot) active site. We find that the radical-rebound pathway is preferred over the concerted pathway by 40-50 kJ/mol, but the desorption of methanol and the regeneration of the oxygen site are found to be the highest barriers for the direct conversion of methane to methanol with these catalysts. As demonstrated by a population analysis, the Ox (x = b or t) site behaves as an oxygen radical during the H abstraction, and the [Fe+-Ox-] site behaves as a Lewis acid-base pair during the concerted C-H cleavage. Molecular orbital decomposition analysis further demonstrates electron transfer during the oxidation and reduction steps of the reaction. High-level multireference calculations were also carried out to further assess the DFT results. Understanding how these systems behave during the proposed reaction pathways provides new insights into how they can be tuned for methane partial oxidation.
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- Melissa Barona
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute , University of Minnesota-Twin Cities , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Supercomputing Institute , University of Minnesota-Twin Cities , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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Yoshizawa K, Murata H, Tanaka H. Density-Functional Tight-Binding Study on the Effects of Interfacial Water in the Adhesion Force between Epoxy Resin and Alumina Surface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:14428-14438. [PMID: 30388013 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Adhesion is one of the most interesting subjects in interface phenomena from the viewpoint of wide-range applications as well as basic science. Interfacial water has significant effects on coatings, adhesives, and fiber-reinforced polymer composites, often causing adhesion loss. The way of thinking based on quantum mechanics is essential for a better understanding of physical and chemical properties of adhesive interfaces. In this work, the molecular mechanism of the adhesion interaction between epoxy resin and hydroxylated alumina surface in the presence of interfacial water molecules is investigated by using density-functional tight-binding calculations. Periodic slab model calculations demonstrate that hydrogen bond is an important factor at the adhesion interface. Effects of interfacial water molecules located between epoxy resin and hydroxylated alumina surface are assessed by using a dry model without interfacial water and wet models with water layers of 3, 6, and 9 Å thicknesses. Interesting first- and second-layer structures are observed in the distribution of interfacial water molecules in the tight space between the adhesive and adherend. Energy plots with respect to the displacement of epoxy resin from the alumina surface are nicely approximated by the Morse potential. The adhesion force and stress are theoretically obtained by differentiating the potential curve with respect to the displacement of epoxy resin. Computational results show that the adhesion force and stress are significantly weakened with an increase in the thickness of interfacial water layer. Thus, interfacial water molecules have a clue as to the role of water in the loss of adhesion.
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- Kazunari Yoshizawa
- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and IRCCS , Kyushu University , Nishi-Ku, Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and IRCCS , Kyushu University , Nishi-Ku, Fukuoka 819-0395 , Japan
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- School of Liberal Arts and Sciences , Daido University , Minami-Ku, Nagoya 457-8530 , Japan
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Montejo-Valencia BD, Pagán-Torres YJ, Martínez-Iñesta MM, Curet-Arana MC. Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study To Unravel the Catalytic Properties of M-Exchanged MFI, (M = Be, Co, Cu, Mg, Mn, Zn) for the Conversion of Methane and Carbon Dioxide to Acetic Acid. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b00844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Brian D. Montejo-Valencia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico−Mayaguez Campus, Road 108 km 1.1, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9000, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico−Mayaguez Campus, Road 108 km 1.1, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9000, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico−Mayaguez Campus, Road 108 km 1.1, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9000, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico−Mayaguez Campus, Road 108 km 1.1, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9000, United States
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Investigation of Structural Dynamics of Enzymes and Protonation States of Substrates Using Computational Tools. Catalysts 2016; 6. [PMID: 27885336 PMCID: PMC5119520 DOI: 10.3390/catal6060082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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This review discusses the use of molecular modeling tools, together with existing experimental findings, to provide a complete atomic-level description of enzyme dynamics and function. We focus on functionally relevant conformational dynamics of enzymes and the protonation states of substrates. The conformational fluctuations of enzymes usually play a crucial role in substrate recognition and catalysis. Protein dynamics can be altered by a tiny change in a molecular system such as different protonation states of various intermediates or by a significant perturbation such as a ligand association. Here we review recent advances in applying atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate allosteric and network regulation of tryptophan synthase (TRPS) and protonation states of its intermediates and catalysis. In addition, we review studies using quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods to investigate the protonation states of catalytic residues of β-Ketoacyl ACP synthase I (KasA). We also discuss modeling of large-scale protein motions for HIV-1 protease with coarse-grained Brownian dynamics (BD) simulations.
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Yumura T, Hirose Y, Wakasugi T, Kuroda Y, Kobayashi H. Roles of Water Molecules in Modulating the Reactivity of Dioxygen-Bound Cu-ZSM-5 toward Methane: A Theoretical Prediction. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b02477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Takashi Yumura
- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima,
Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Sajith PK, Shiota Y, Yoshizawa K. Role of Acidic Proton in the Decomposition of NO over Dimeric Cu(I) Active Sites in Cu-ZSM-5 Catalyst: A QM/MM Study. ACS Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/cs500223z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- P. K. Sajith
- Institute
for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and International Research
Center for Molecular Systems, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute
for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and International Research
Center for Molecular Systems, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute
for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and International Research
Center for Molecular Systems, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
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Yang G, Zhou L. A DFT study on direct benzene hydroxylation catalyzed by framework Fe and Al sites in zeolites. Catal Sci Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cy00369a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Framework Fe rather than Al Lewis acidic sites in zeolites are demonstrated to show superior catalytic activity for benzene hydroxylation.
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- Gang Yang
- College of Resources and Environment & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process
- Southwest University
- Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of Forest Bio-preparation
- Ministry of Education
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- College of Resources and Environment & Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soil Multi-scale Interfacial Process
- Southwest University
- Chongqing, China
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The Direct Hydroxylation of Benzene to Phenol Catalyzed by Fe-ZSM-5 Zeolite: A DFT and Hybrid MP2:DFT Calculation. Catal Letters 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-012-0953-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Monti S, Corozzi A, Fristrup P, Joshi KL, Shin YK, Oelschlaeger P, van Duin ACT, Barone V. Exploring the conformational and reactive dynamics of biomolecules in solution using an extended version of the glycine reactive force field. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:15062-77. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp51931g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Maihom T, Khongpracha P, Sirijaraensre J, Limtrakul J. Mechanistic Studies on the Transformation of Ethanol into Ethene over Fe-ZSM-5 Zeolite. Chemphyschem 2012; 14:101-7. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201200786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Structures and mechanisms of the dehydration of benzaldoxime over Fe-ZSM-5 zeolites: a DFT study. Struct Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-012-0161-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Stability and reactivity of active sites for direct benzene oxidation to phenol in Fe/ZSM-5: A comprehensive periodic DFT study. J Catal 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2011.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fellah MF. Direct oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde by N2O on [Fe]1+ and [FeO]1+ sites in Fe–ZSM-5 zeolite: A density functional theory study. J Catal 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2011.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yumura T, Yamashita H, Torigoe H, Kobayashi H, Kuroda Y. Site-specific Xe additions into Cu–ZSM-5 zeolite. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:2392-400. [DOI: 10.1039/b919032e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Combined quantum-mechanics/molecular-mechanics (QM/MM) approaches have become the method of choice for modeling reactions in biomolecular systems. Quantum-mechanical (QM) methods are required for describing chemical reactions and other electronic processes, such as charge transfer or electronic excitation. However, QM methods are restricted to systems of up to a few hundred atoms. However, the size and conformational complexity of biopolymers calls for methods capable of treating up to several 100,000 atoms and allowing for simulations over time scales of tens of nanoseconds. This is achieved by highly efficient, force-field-based molecular mechanics (MM) methods. Thus to model large biomolecules the logical approach is to combine the two techniques and to use a QM method for the chemically active region (e.g., substrates and co-factors in an enzymatic reaction) and an MM treatment for the surroundings (e.g., protein and solvent). The resulting schemes are commonly referred to as combined or hybrid QM/MM methods. They enable the modeling of reactive biomolecular systems at a reasonable computational effort while providing the necessary accuracy.
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- Hans Martin Senn
- Department of Chemistry, WestCHEM and University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
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Yumura T, Takeuchi M, Kobayashi H, Kuroda Y. Effects of ZSM-5 Zeolite Confinement on Reaction Intermediates during Dioxygen Activation by Enclosed Dicopper Cations. Inorg Chem 2008; 48:508-17. [DOI: 10.1021/ic8010184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Takashi Yumura
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan, and Department of Fundamental Material Science, Division of Molecular and Material Science, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan, and Department of Fundamental Material Science, Division of Molecular and Material Science, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan, and Department of Fundamental Material Science, Division of Molecular and Material Science, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan, and Department of Fundamental Material Science, Division of Molecular and Material Science, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Gleeson D. A theoretical study of cis–trans isomerisation in H-ZSM5: probing the impact of cluster size and zeolite framework on energetics and structure. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2008; 22:579-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s10822-008-9207-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2007] [Accepted: 03/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wu J, Hou H, Han H, Fan Y. Highly Selective Ferric Ion Sorption and Exchange by Crystalline Metal Phosphonates Constructed from Tetraphosphonic Acids. Inorg Chem 2007; 46:7960-70. [PMID: 17696492 DOI: 10.1021/ic062014x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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With the motivation of searching for highly selective ferric ion sorbents, two open-framework and microporous materials, {[Pb7(HEDTP)2(H2O)] x 7H2O}n (1) and {[Zn2(H4EDTP)] x 2H2O}n (2) [H8EDTP = N,N,N',N'-ethylenediaminetetrakis(methylenephosphonic acid)], have been synthesized and structurally characterized. The structure of compound 1 results from the seven crystallographically different lead atoms that are bridged by two HEDTP(7-) ligands to yield a three-dimensional microporous framework with tunnels along the a and b axes. Compound 2 features a layer architecture built of square waves along the a axis. The layers are connected by hydrogen bonds between uncoordinated phosphonate oxygen atoms to form a three-dimensional supramolecular network, with one-dimensional tunnels along the a axis. Both compounds 1 and 2 exhibited high ion sorption and exchange capacities for millimolar concentrations of Fe(III). Specifically, when 0.01 g of 1 (or 2) was added to 5 mL of a 1 mM metallic chloride aqueous solution and the mixture was allowed to stand for 2 days at room temperature, compound 1 adsorbed nearly 100% of Fe(III) and compound 2 adsorbed 96.8% of Fe(III). They were also found to adsorb ferric ions selectively over other metal ions, such as Ca(II), Cr(II), Mn(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), etc. Their special ferric ion uptake capacities may be attributed to the cation exchange, coordination bonding, and electrostatic attraction between ferric ions and metal phosphonates.
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- Jie Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Henan 450052, People's Republic of China
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