Corannulene-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks

Kristen Urban, Allison Rice, Brett Fellows, Natalia Shustova

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina

Applications Corannulene-Based MOF Synthetic Route

Corannulene derivatives
have the potential to be used
in the development of new
organic electronics such as
an organic light-emitting
diode (OLED) and solar
panels.

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What are MOFs?

Metal nodes and organic
linkers coordinated to form
one, two, or three
dimensional frameworks
Porous, crystalline materials The single-crystal X-ray structure of 2D MOF. Infinite 2D layers parallel to
High surface area the crystallographic (11-1) plane. Packing of 2D layers forming 1D channels
Great degree of structural
tunability
Fluorescent Properites

3D Metal Organic Framework

Acknowledgements
= Zn Metal The Shustova Group Magellan Scholar Program ASPIRE I & III Awards

= Organic linker
Normalized diffuse reflectance (dashed line) and emission (solid
Larger internal capacity Increased stability blue line) spectra of the 2D MOF. The inset shows microscope
images of a crystal of the 2D MOF before (a) and after (b)
Increased porosity irradiation at ex = 370 nm.