Citation: Jianyun Li, Lifei Zou, Jianwei Cao, Zhaohui Shi, Zhiwei Liu, Lirong Zhang, Jiyang Li, Xin Liu, Yunling Liu. A unique two-fold interpenetrated zeolite-like metal–organic framework with SOD topology for one-step C₂H₄ purification from ternary mixtures[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(8): 111189. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111189 shu

A unique two-fold interpenetrated zeolite-like metal–organic framework with SOD topology for one-step C₂H₄ purification from ternary mixtures

Jianyun Li ^{a, 1} ,
Lifei Zou ^{b, 1} ,
Jianwei Cao ^c ,
Zhaohui Shi ^a ,
Zhiwei Liu ^a ,
Lirong Zhang ^a ,
Jiyang Li ^a ,
Xin Liu ^{d, *,} ,
Yunling Liu ^{a, *,}

a.
College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
b.
College of Chemistry and Life Science, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Functional Materials, Chifeng University, Chifeng 024000, China
c.
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Functional Organic Porous Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
d.
School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

xliu@dlut.edu.cn

yunling@jlu.edu.cn

Received Date: 11 February 2025
Revised Date: 31 March 2025
Accepted Date: 9 April 2025
Available Online: 10 April 2025

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Zeolite-like metal–organic frameworks (ZMOFs) are a unique branch of MOFs, compared to MOFs, the design and synthesis of ZMOFs is challenging due to the peculiar T-O-T angle. Herein, the first ZMOF with unique two-fold interpenetrated SOD topology, [(CH₃)₂NH₂][Zn(2,5-ABTC)_0.5(TAZ)]·DMF ·H₂O (JLU-MOF119, 2,5-H₄ABTC = 2,2′,5,5′-azobenzene tetracarboxylic, TAZ = 1H-tetraazol, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide), was successfully constructed by utilizing a novel 4 + 4 + 2 strategy. In such a structure, the 4-connected 2,5-H₄ABTC ligand serves as the 4-membered ring (4MR) of the structural building units, and the TAZ linker coordinates with the Zn²⁺ center to form a 6-membered ring (6MR), which assembles with the tetrahedral building units (TBU) to construct the SOD topology. Notably, the stretched and distorted 4MR, which gives rise to two distinct 6MR and a twisted framework, finally leads to the formation of a unique 2-fold interpenetrated SOD framework. The pore structure of JLU-MOF119 is featured by the ultra-microporous pore and the polar surface of the SOD cages caused by uncoordinated N and O sites coming from 2,5-H₄ABTC and TAZ ligands, resulting in one-step C₂H₄ purification from C₂H₂/CO₂/C₂H₄ mixtures. The dynamic breakthrough and recycling experiments confirm that the C₂H₄ purity is high up to 99.2%. The successful construction of JLU-MOF119 in this work breaks the theory of forbidden interpenetration in ZMOFs, which will provide more possibilities for structural design and the construction of more complicated structures.
- Zeolite-like metal–organic frameworks (ZMOFs),
- 2-Fold interpenetrated,
- Design strategies,
- Ethylene purification,
- Polar sites
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