1000-fold enhancement in proton conductivity of a MOF using post-synthetically anchored proton transporters.

ABSTRACT: Pyridinol, a coordinating zwitter-ionic species serves as stoichiometrically loadable and non-leachable proton carrier. The partial replacement of the pyridinol by stronger hydrogen bonding, coordinating guest, ethylene glycol (EG), offers 1000-fold enhancement in conductivity (10(-6) to 10(-3) Scm(-1)) with record low activation energy (0.11 eV). Atomic modeling coupled with (13)C-SSNMR provides insights into the potential proton conduction pathway functionalized with post-synthetically anchored dynamic proton transporting EG moieties.

SUBMITTER: Shalini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5006155 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature