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Dr. Tendai Gadzikwa | |||
Assistant Professor | Research Area | ||
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Biography | |
2016-Present 2015 2012-2015 2009-2011 2003-2009 1999-2003 | Assistant Professor Visiting Researcher, University of Alberta Senior Lecturer, University of Zimbabwe Schlumberger Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Amsterdam Ph.D, Northwestern University B.A. in Chemistry, Macalester College |
Research Overview
Figure 1. A: The self-assembly of modifiable organic linkers with zinc cations to generate a bifunctionalizable metal-organic framework (MOF) material, KSU-1. B: Schematic representation of the sequential, independent functionalization of KSU-1 to yield a uniformly multifunctional MOF material.
In our NSF-funded research we have developed a strategy to uniformly multifunctionalize MOFs post-synthesis (Figure 1, Link). We have recently extended this work with the use of orthogonal functionalization chemistry which allows us to generate uniformly multifunctional MOFs simultaneously in one pot (Link). Our uniform multifunctionalization strategy depends on our ability to construct mixed-linker frameworks that have large enough channels to accommodate additional functionality. We have recently provided evidence to support the theory that the use of organic linkers that have H-bonding substituents can prevent interpenetration of frameworks. We synthesized a non-catenated, mixed-ligand MOF that, to our knowledge, has the largest pore volume and lowest density of its topology (Scheme 1, Link).
Scheme 1. The self-assembly of modifiable organic linkers that have H-bonding substituents to generate a large-pore, low-density, independently functionalizable MOF material, KSU-100.
Selected Publications
- Samarakoon, K. P.; Yazdanparast M.; Day, V. W.; Gadzikwa, T. "Uniform and Simultaneous Orthogonal Functionalization of a Metal-Organic Framework Material" ChemRxiv 2020. DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv.11482893.v2
- Yazdanparast M.; Day, V. W.; Gadzikwa, T. "Hydrogen-Bonding Linkers Yield a Large-Pore, Non-Catenated, Metal-Organic Framework with pcu Topology" Molecules 2020, 25, 697. DOI:10.3390/molecules25030697
- Samarakoon, K. P.; Satterfield, S. C.; McCoy, M. C.; Pivaral-Urbina, D. A.; Islamoglu, T; Day, V. W.; Gadzikwa, T. “Uniform, binary functionalization of a metal-organic framework material,” Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 8906-8909. DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00838
- Gadzikwa, T.; Bellini R.; Dekker, H. L.; Reek, J. N. H. “Self-assembly of a confined rhodium catalyst for asymmetric hydroformylation of unfunctionalized internal alkenes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 2860-2863. DOI: 10.1021/ja211455j
- Gadzikwa, T.; Farha, O. K.; Malliakas, C. D.; Kanatzidis, M. G.; Hupp, J. T.; Nguyen, S. T. “Selective bifunctional modification of a non-catenated metal-organic framework material via “click” chemistry,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 13613-13615. DOI: 10.1021/ja904189d