ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
5 years ago

Detoxification of a Sulfur Mustard Simulant Using a BODIPY-Functionalized Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Framework

Detoxification of a Sulfur Mustard Simulant Using a BODIPY-Functionalized Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Framework
Omar K. Farha, Ashlee J. Howarth, Timur Islamoglu, Joseph T. Hupp, Ahmet Atilgan
Effective detoxification of chemical warfare agents is a global necessity. As a powerful photosensitizer, a halogenated BODIPY ligand is postsynthetically appended to the Zr6 nodes of the metal–organic framework (MOF), NU-1000, to enhance singlet oxygen generation from the MOF. The BODIPY/MOF material is then used as a heterogeneous photocatalyst to produce singlet oxygen under green LED irradiation. The singlet oxygen selectively detoxifies the sulfur mustard simulant, 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES), to the less toxic sulfoxide derivative (2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfoxide, CEESO) with a half-life of approximately 2 min.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b05494

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b05494

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