A Sodalite-Type Porous Metal-Organic Framework with Polyoxometalate Templates: Adsorption and Decomposition of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate

A sodalite-type porous metal organic framework with polyoxometalate templates, H-3[(CU4Cl)(3)(BTC)(8)](2)-[PW12O40]center dot(C4H12N)(6)center dot 3H(2)O (NENU-11; BTC = 1,3, 5-benzenetricarboxylate), was obtained by a hydrothermal reaction. As a reasonable candidate for eliminating nerve gas, NENU-11 displays good adsorption behavior for dimethyl methylphosphonate (15.5 molecules per formula unit). In virtue of the catalytic activity of polyoxometalate guests, this nerve gas mimic could be facilely decomposed by a hydrolysis reaction.