Simple and compelling biomimetic metal-organic framework catalyst for the degradation of nerve agent simulants

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Inspired by biology, in which a bimetallic hydroxide-bridged zinc(II)-containing enzyme is utilized to catalytically hydrolyze phosphate ester bonds, the utility of a zirconium(IV)-cluster-containing metal-organic framework as a catalyst for the methanolysis and hydrolysis of phosphate-based nerve agent simulants was examined. The combination of the strong Lewis-acidic Zr^IV and bridging hydroxide anions led to ultrafast half-lives for these solvolysis reactions. This is especially remarkable considering that the actual catalyst loading was a mere 0.045 % as a result of the surface-only catalysis observed. Nervous breakdown: UiO-66, a biomimetic metal-organic framework based on a zirconium oxo cluster, is capable of rapidly catalyzing the breakdown of phosphate-based nerve agent simulants. UiO-66 catalyzes both methanolysis and hydrolysis of the nerve agent simulant methyl paraoxon (shown in the graphic, R=CH₃) with high catalytic efficiency.

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DOI: 10.1002/anie.201307520
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Simple and Compelling Biomimetic Metal–Organic Framework
Catalyst for the Degradation of Nerve Agent Simulants**
Michael J. Katz, Joseph E. Mondloch, Ryan K. Totten, Jin K. Park, SonBinh T. Nguyen,*
Omar K. Farha,* and Joseph T. Hupp*
Abstract: Inspired by biology, in which a bimetallic hydroxide-
bridged zinc(II)-containing enzyme is utilized to catalytically
hydrolyze phosphate ester bonds, the utility of a zirconi-
um(IV)-cluster-containing metal–organic framework as a cata-
lyst for the methanolysis and hydrolysis of phosphate-based
nerve agent simulants was examined. The combination of the
IV
strong Lewis-acidic Zr and bridging hydroxide anions led to
ultrafast half-lives for these solvolysis reactions. This is
especially remarkable considering that the actual catalyst
loading was a mere 0.045% as a result of the surface-only
catalysis observed.
T
he catalytic decomposition of phosphate ester bonds is an
important challenge for the destruction of chemical warfare
[
1,2]
agents, as well as for the hydrolytic cleavage of biologically
relevant molecules such as DNA and RNA.
[
3,4]
Nerve agents
based on phosphate esters inhibit the degradation of acetyl-
choline (an excitatory neurotransmitter that initiates muscu-
[5]
lar response), which ultimately leads to asphyxiation. In
nature, the phosphotriesterase (PTE) enzyme, found in
Pseudomonas diminuta, Flavobacterium, Agrobacterium radi-
obacter, and Chryseobacterium balustinum bacteria, is known
to be highly active in the hydrolysis of phosphate ester
[
5,6]
bonds.
From a catalytic design perspective, the active site
II
of PTE is composed of a pair of Zn ions, bridged by
a hydroxo ligand, that operate cooperatively to perform the
Figure 1. a) A schematic drawing of the structure of the active site of
II
cleavage of PÀO bonds (Figure 1a); one Zn center binds and
[6]
phosphotriesterase. b) The [Zr O (OH) ] cluster. c) The 3D structure
6
4
4
À
activates the P=O bond while the other transfers an OH to
of UiO-66.
induce the cleavage of an –OR group from the substrate.
Enzyme mimics capable of catalytically decomposing
phosphate esters in homogeneous solution have been inves-
tigated, including many coordination complexes. There have
been several reports regarding the catalytic degradation of
[
7–10]
surrounded by 2–3 nitrogen-based donors.
Additionally,
complexes containing highly Lewis-acidic cations such as, but
III [11–14]
III [15,16]
IV
not limited to, Ln ,
explored.
Al ,
and Ce have been
While these studies have provided valuable
mechanistic information, in the context of chemical-threat
protection (i.e. the filtering and catalytic destruction of toxic
chemicals), the field implementation of these solution-phase
II
[3,17]
organophosphates using bimetallic Zn systems in which the
II
active sites commonly comprise alkoxide-bridged Zn centers
[
*] Dr. M. J. Katz, Dr. J. E. Mondloch, Dr. R. K. Totten, Dr. J. K. Park,
Prof. S. T. Nguyen, Prof. O. K. Farha, Prof. J. T. Hupp
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University
[
18–20]
catalysts would likely be cumbersome.
There has thus been interest in utilizing solid heteroge-
neous catalysts for the hydrolysis of phosphate ester (and
other) bonds within known chemical warfare agents. For
example, we recently demonstrated that amorphous, metal-
ion-functionalized, porous organic polymers (POPs) show
catalytic activity for the solvolysis of phosphotriesters.
Specifically, we found that aluminum(III)-porphyrin-contain-
ing and lanthanum(III)-catechol-containing POPs
capable of catalyzing the methanolysis of methyl paraoxon
Scheme 1a). Metal oxides have also been extensively
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o-farha@northwestern.edu
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[
**] We gratefully acknowledge DTRA for financial support (grant
HDTRA-1-10-0023). J.E.M. acknowledges a DOE EERE Postdoctoral
Research Award, EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Program, adminis-
tered by ORISE for DOE. ORISE is managed by ORAU under DOE
Contract Number DE-AC05-060R23100.
[
21]
[21,22]
are
(
Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW
under http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201307520.
[
1]
studied; an impressive recent study from Peterson and co-
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Figure 2. Conversion profiles for the methanolysis of methyl paraoxon
(*) and PNPDPP (&) in the presence of UiO-66 as functions of time.
Gray ^ represent the conversion profile for the uncatalyzed reactions.
Scheme 1. a) Methanolysis of both methyl paraoxon (R=CH ) and
3
PNPDPP (R=phenyl). b) Hydrolysis of methyl paraoxon (R=CH ).
3
workers noted the efficacy of zirconium hydroxide for the
decomposition of the nerve agents VX, Soman (GD), and
distilled mustard (HD).
after 5 h (Figure S3 in the Supporting Information) exhibits
a resonance at d = À4.4 ppm (15% relative intensity) that can
be attributed to dimethyl phenyl phosphate, the second
methanolysis product of PNPDPP.
The conversion profiles for both methyl paraoxon and
PNPDPP methanolyses are shown in Figure 2. Interestingly,
[
23]
Intrigued by the observation that metal oxides/hydroxides
are quite reactive toward nerve agents based on phosphate
[
1,23]
esters,
we turned to an alternative class of materials,
[24–26]
metal–organic frameworks (MOFs).
Owing to their
porosity and broad compositional tunability, MOFs have
attracted significant attention as potential catalysts for a wide
the reaction half-lives are independent of the substrate (t1/2 =
45–50 min for both phosphate triesters). We postulate that
under our reaction conditions, the rate of methanolysis is
limited by the formation of methoxide. Initial rates of 5 ꢀ
[
24,27,28]
range of chemical reactions.
Furthermore, given their
crystallographically resolved structures, MOFs are highly
amenable to mechanistic and computational studies (by
contrast, such studies are much more difficult at the surface
À6
À1
À6
À1
10 m s and 4 ꢀ 10 m s were observed for methyl para-
oxon and PNPDPP, respectively; no appreciable background
reaction was observed over the course of 24 h. In comparison
to several catalysts reported for the methanolysis of methyl
[
29]
of bulk metal oxides/hydroxides and inside POPs).
Herein, we report the use of the MOF UiO-66 (Fig-
[
30]
[8,15,21]
ure 1c)
methanolysis and hydrolysis of two organophosphate nerve
as a compelling biomimetic catalyst for the
paraoxon and PNPDPP, UiO-66 is among the fastest.
For example, the half-life of methyl paraoxon methanolysis by
UiO-66 is 2–3 times shorter than that observed for the
analogous reaction catalyzed by our aluminum(III)-porphy-
[
31]
agent simulants. The node of UiO-66 is a [Zr O (OH) ]
6
4
4
cluster that contains several ZrÀOHÀZr bonds, reminiscent of
the bimetallic ZnÀOHÀZn active site found in phosphotries-
terase enzymes (Figure 1a,b). UiO-66 is also particularly
attractive as a solid catalyst because: 1) it is readily synthe-
sized in high yield, and 2) it is among the most chemically,
[21]
rin-containing POPs, and more than ten-fold shorter than
the half-life observed for the homogeneous, supramolecular
[15]
aluminum(III)-porphyrin-based catalyst. Relative to catal-
II
ysis by a dimeric Zn coordination complex structurally akin
[32–39]
hydrothermally, and mechanically stable MOFs known.
to the PTE active site, the half-life with UiO-66 is four times
[8]
Given the toxicity of phosphate nerve agents and the
concomitant risk in handling them, especially in the vapour
phase, we investigated the catalytic activity of UiO-66 using
the less toxic simulants methyl paraoxon (dimethyl 4-nitro-
phenyl phosphate) and p-nitrophenyl diphenyl phosphate
shorter.
Encouraged by the excellent activity of UiO-66 in
phosphate ester methanolysis, we decided to test the activity
of UiO-66 for catalytic hydrolysis. From the perspective of
human protection, as opposed to simple agent destruction,
hydrolysis is much more practical than methanolysis. Hydrol-
ysis of methyl paraoxon was carried out in the presence of
a 6 mol% slurry of UiO-66 in an aqueous solution containing
0.45m N-ethylmorpholine (as a buffer at pH 10 and also
presumably as a proximal base). As in the case of methanol-
ysis, the formation of p-nitrophenoxide was followed using
UV/Vis spectroscopy (Scheme 1b, Figure S2 in the Support-
(
PNPDPP) in solution (Scheme 1). The formation of UV/
blue-absorbing nitrophenol/nitrophenoxide makes for
straightforward monitoring of the reaction progress by using
UV/Vis spectroscopy (Scheme 1).
The UiO-66-catalyzed methanolysis of methyl paraoxon
and PNPDPP were carried out at 333 K by stirring a 6 mol%
slurry of UiO-66 powder (based on formula weight) in
methanol (Figure S1 in the Supporting Information).
Although the methanolysis of methyl paraoxon necessarily
stops at trimethylphosphate, in the case of PNPDPP the first
methanolysis product, methyl diphenyl phosphate (Scheme
3
1
1
ing Information); however, the P{ H} NMR spectrum of the
product from the hydrolysis of methyl paraoxon (Scheme 1b)
did not show evidence of hydrolysis beyond dimethyl
phosphate, thus demonstrating the highly selective nature of
UiO-66. Figure 3 shows the percent conversion of methyl
paraoxon as a function of time at room temperature and
1
a), can undergo further methanolysis. Indeed, the
P{ H} NMR spectrum of the PNPDPP product recorded
3
1
1
4
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microscopy (TEM, Figure S5 in the Supporting Information)
confirm that UiO-66 is stable under our reaction conditions.
Interestingly however, the surface area of UiO-66 decreased
2
À1
from 1450 to 880 and 750 m g after methanolysis and
hydrolysis, respectively. We attribute this to clogging of the
pores or apertures of UiO-66 by the various reagents and
products in solution and not to degradation of the MOF. This
hypothesis is supported by the observation that UiO-66
becomes yellow after catalysis and the fact that the
3
1
1
P{ H} NMR spectrum of a postcatalysis sample of UiO-66
dissolved in D SO showed the presence of an unidentified
2
4
1
phosphorous-containing complex. In addition, the H NMR
spectrum of the same sample exhibited peaks from more than
just benzendicarboxylate (BDC). Considering that catalysis
can occur only on the MOF exterior surface (see below), we
do not expect pore clogging to affect the rates of catalysis.
The catalytic efficiency of UiO-66 is even more impressive
when one considers that the actual number of active catalytic
sites is only a fraction of the nominal 6 mol% loading. Even
methyl paraoxon (ca. 11 ꢀ 4.5 ꢁ), the smaller of the two
substrates, is too large to access the interior of UiO-66 (the
apertures of which are ca. 6 ꢁ across), thus all of the catalysis
occurs on the exterior surface of the MOF crystals and the
local turnover frequency (TOF) is much higher than the
apparent rates and half-lives described above. To get an
estimate of the true TOF for UiO-66-catalyzed hydrolysis, we
measured the particle size of our UiO-66 sample using SEM,
TEM, and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Interestingly, in
contrast to the octahedron-shaped crystals that have been
Figure 3. Conversion profiles for the hydrolysis of methyl paraoxon in
the presence of UiO-66 at room temperature (&) and 333 K (*) as
a function of time. Gray
&
and * represent the conversion profiles for
the uncatalyzed reaction at room temperature and 333 K, respectively.
3
1
33 K, with half-lives of 45 and 10 min and initial rates of 4.2 ꢀ
À6
À6
À1
0
and 1.6 ꢀ 10 m s , respectively. Attempts to determine
the half-life of the uncatalyzed reaction were unsuccessful; in
our hands at room temperature and 333 K, the reaction
proceeded until approximately 15% conversion upon which
no further hydrolysis was observed. Under similar conditions/
concentrations, UiO-66 afforded a 40-fold shorter reaction
half-life when compared to the previously reported MOF Cr-
MIL-101 in the presence of dimethylaminopyridine
[
31a]
(
DMAP),
thus making it the most effective MOF-based
[
37]
catalyst for the hydrolysis of phosphate esters reported to
date.
To confirm that the catalysis is indeed heterogeneous, we
filtered the reaction mixture through a 200 mm filter after
reported,
the SEM image (Figure S6 in the Supporting
Information) of our UiO-66 shows aggregates of 400 nm
spheroid particles. DLS measurements of UiO-66 in a dilute
aqueous medium (Figure S7 in the Supporting Information)
also confirm the presence of 400 nm particles. The TEM
image of UiO-66 (Figure S6) further suggests that the 400 nm
particles observed by SEM/DLS are not agglomerates of even
smaller particles. Based on this data and assuming an average
particle size of 400 nm, only approximately 0.75% of the
MOF nodes are accessible to the nerve agent simulant
molecules. A nominal catalyst loading of 6 mol% thus
corresponds to an accessible catalyst loading of a mere
2
0 min, and continued to monitor the hydrolysis of methyl
paraoxon in the filtrate. As expected for a heterogeneously
catalyzed reaction, no catalysis was observed in the solution
after filtration (Figure S4 in the Supporting Information).
[39]
Given the known high mechanical stability of UiO-66, it is
not surprising that powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD,
Figure 4), scanning electron microscopy (SEM, Figure S5 in
the Supporting Information), and transmission electron
0
.045 mol% (assuming that each available hexazirconium
node comprises one active catalytic site). The local TOF for
À1
the hydrolysis of methyl paraoxon by UiO-66 is then 0.4 s at
À1
room temperature and 1.5 s at 333 K; quite impressive
numbers for a heterogeneous catalyst.
In conclusion, we have demonstrated that UiO-66 is an
active biomimetic catalyst for the methanolysis of methyl
paraoxon and PNPDPP. Most notably, UiO-66 is an excep-
tionally active and selective catalyst for the hydrolysis of
methyl paraoxon. We attribute the performance of UiO-66 to
the ability of the ZrÀOHÀZr-containing node to functionally
II
mimic the binuclear Zn active site of the phosphotriesterase
enzyme. We are currently investigating the effects of intro-
ducing either electron-donating or electron-withdrawing
[40,41]
groups onto the BDC linker of UiO-66.
Figure 4. PXRD data for UiO-66 postcatalysis (a) and precatalysis (b)
compared to a simulated pattern (c). No significant change in peak
position or intensity is observed; the peaks from 108 on have been
magnified by 10x for clarity.
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