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, H3[(Cu4Cl)3(BTC)8]2[PW12O40]·(C4H12N)6·3H2O (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.