초록(영문)
In this research, we aim to solve the problem of water instability of traditional MOFs via introducing hydrophobic alkoxy
functionalities onto the monomeric ligands. By using 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid derivatives with alkoxy chains, we were able to
synthesize an analogous structure that was isoreticular to a previously reported honeycomb-like MOF. It was found to have exceptional
water stability towards both atmospheric moisture as well as liquid water. The new structural analogue was stable for more than 7 days in
a moisture-saturated atmosphere, and remained stable for more than 24 hours when mixed with liquid water. On the contrary, the original
structure had been degraded completely and had transformed to another unknown structure within hours when subjected to water-rich atmospheres. While the selectivity of gas adsorption was retained in the structural analogue, the amount was decreased noticeably
due to the bulky alkyl chains blocking the pores. In order to improve this, various methods such as using microwave-assisted synthesis
to facilitate the formation of defects in which gas can be adsorbed, and increasing the length of the bipyridyl linkers, and mixing bdc
with the Cn-acids were tried. In particular, mixing bdc helped improve the problem of adsorption capacity, while microwave-assisted
synthesis dramatically shortened reaction time. The same strategy of water stability improvement was tested on another structure, MOF-
5. Ultimately, this strategy of increasing water stability will be tested for its applicability, efficacy, and universality on other various bdc-based MOFs.