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pH‐Triggered Removal of Nitrogenous Organic Micropollutants from Water by Using Metal‐Organic Polyhedra
Author(s) -
HernándezLópez Laura,
CortésMartínez Alba,
Parella Teodor,
CarnéSánchez Arnau,
Maspoch Daniel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202200357
Subject(s) - chemistry , aqueous solution , benzotriazole , isoquinoline , environmental chemistry , metal organic framework , pollutant , metal , organic chemistry , adsorption
Abstract Water pollution threatens human and environmental health worldwide. Thus, there is a pressing need for new approaches to water purification. Herein, we report a novel supramolecular strategy based on the use of a metal‐organic polyhedron (MOP) as a capture agent to remove nitrogenous organic micropollutants from water, even at very low concentrations (ppm), based exclusively on coordination chemistry at the external surface of the MOP. Specifically, we exploit the exohedral coordination positions of Rh II ‐MOP to coordinatively sequester pollutants bearing N‐donor atoms in aqueous solution, and then harness their exposed surface carboxyl groups to control their aqueous solubility through acid/base reactions. We validated this approach for removal of benzotriazole, benzothiazole, isoquinoline, and 1‐napthylamine from water.