Volume 126, Issue 42 pp. 11484-11487
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Introduction of an Ionic Liquid into the Micropores of a Metal–Organic Framework and Its Anomalous Phase Behavior

Kazuyuki Fujie

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Kazuyuki Fujie

Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)

R&D Center Kagoshima, Kyocera Corporation, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima 899-4312 (Japan)

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Dr. Teppei Yamada

Dr. Teppei Yamada

Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)

Present address: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395 (Japan)

Present address: International Research Center for Molecular Systems (IRCMS), Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395 (Japan)

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Prof. Ryuichi Ikeda

Prof. Ryuichi Ikeda

Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)

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Prof. Hiroshi Kitagawa

Corresponding Author

Prof. Hiroshi Kitagawa

Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)

Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075 (Japan)

Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 (Japan)

INAMORI Frontier Research Center, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-3095 (Japan)

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First published: 28 August 2014
Citations: 38

We thank Saeka Fujiwara for nitrogen gas adsorption measurements.

Abstract

Controlling the dynamics of ionic liquids (ILs) is a significant issue for widespread use. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are ideal host materials for ILs because of their small micropores and tunable host–guest interactions. Herein, we demonstrate the first example of an IL incorporated within the micropores of a MOF. The system studied consisted of EMI-TFSA (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide) and ZIF-8 (composed of Zn(MeIM)2; H(MeIM)=2-methylimidazole) as the IL and MOF, respectively. Construction of the EMI-TFSA in ZIF-8 was confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction, nitrogen gas adsorption, and infrared absorption spectroscopy. Differential scanning calorimetry and solid-state NMR measurements showed that the EMI-TFSA inside the micropores demonstrated no freezing transition down to 123 K, whereas bulk EMI-TFSA froze at 231 K. Such anomalous phase behavior originates from the nanosize effect of the MOF on the IL. This result provides a novel strategy for stabilizing the liquid phase of the ILs down to a lower temperature region.

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