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Synthesis Of Phosphonate-Based Diimide Ligands, Kenya V. Medina, Adelani Pius
Synthesis Of Phosphonate-Based Diimide Ligands, Kenya V. Medina, Adelani Pius
Honors Program Theses and Research Projects
There has been a resurged interest in the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks because of their potential applications in energy production and drug delivery. Although diimides are insoluble in aqueous solutions, the addition of phosphonic acid allows the complex to be water soluble, which greatly increases their application. Therefore, the creation of a hybrid metal-organic complex by the addition of phosphonic groups to diimide ligands can result in a polar porous compound. In this project the ligand design included the use of dianhydrides including pyromellitic dianhydride, naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, and biphenyl-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride. These dianhydride precursors were refluxed under argon …
Synthesis And Characterization Of Pyridine-Based Diimide Ligands And Metal Phosphonate Coordination Polymers, Juan Pinedo
Synthesis And Characterization Of Pyridine-Based Diimide Ligands And Metal Phosphonate Coordination Polymers, Juan Pinedo
Honors Program Theses and Research Projects
Coordination polymers have been a topic of interest because of the large variety of applications these materials have. in particular Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have been researched due to their porosity and simple synthetic pathways. Structurally a MOF is composed of one or more organic ligands serving as the backbone of the structure. These ligands are complexed with metal ions coordinating into the desired structure. It is this structure that gives way to a variable porosity useful for proton conductivity and material transport. By varying backbone size a framework can be customized for use in specific conditions. This is due not …