Abstract
The hydrogen storage properties of Fe 2(dobdc) (dobdc 4- = 2,5-dioxido-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate) and an oxidized analog, Fe 2(O 2)(dobdc), have been examined using several complementary techniques, including low-pressure gas adsorption, neutron powder diffraction, and inelastic neutron scattering. These two metal-organic frameworks, which possess one-dimensional hexagonal channels decorated with unsaturated iron coordination sites, exhibit high initial isosteric heats of adsorption of -9.7(1) and -10.0(1) kJ mol -1, respectively. Neutron powder diffraction has allowed the identification of three D 2 binding sites within the two frameworks, with the closest contacts corresponding to Fe-D 2 separations of 2.47(3) and 2.53(5) Å, respectively. Inelastic neutron scattering spectra, obtained from p-H 2 (para-H 2) and D 2-p-H 2 mixtures adsorbed in Fe 2(dobdc), reveal weak interactions between two neighboring adsorption sites, a finding that is in opposition to a previous report of possible 'pairing' between neighboring H 2 molecules.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4180-4187 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Dalton Transactions |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 14 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |