Sulfonylcalix[4]arene-based metal-organic polyhedra with hierarchical porous structures for efficient Xe/Kr separation

Multiple space from the interior of metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs), the exterior among MOPs, and the inherent nature of big organic molecules makes MOPs as promising platform with hierarchical porous structures, especially when well-elucidated reticular chemistry principles were used. Herein we desc...

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Published in:Nano research 2023-02, Vol.16 (2), p.2536-2542
Main Authors: Shan, Wei-Long, Xu, Mao-Lian, Hou, Huan-Huan, Zhao, Peng, Zhang, Qing-Yun, Yin, Meng-Jia, Luo, Feng
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Language:English
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Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra
Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Chemistry and Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
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Summary:Multiple space from the interior of metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs), the exterior among MOPs, and the inherent nature of big organic molecules makes MOPs as promising platform with hierarchical porous structures, especially when well-elucidated reticular chemistry principles were used. Herein we describe the preparation of a series of isoreticular octahedral MOPs featuring Zn 4 -p-tert-butylsulfonylcalix[4]arene clusters by the metal-directed assembly of three rigid organic ligands with different lengths. Intercage hydrogen-bonds and hydrophobic interactions between sulfonylcalix[4]arene groups direct the stacking of discrete MOPs into a novel permanent hierarchical porous material. More importantly, the optimal MOP 1-Zn exhibits high adsorption capacity of Xe and excellent Xe/Kr (20/80, v/v) separation performance, as demonstrated by adsorption isotherms, breakthrough experiments, and density functional theory calculations. Additionally, grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) and dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT-D) theoretical calculations provide molecular-level insight over the adsorption/separation mechanism.
ISSN:1998-0124
1998-0000
DOI:10.1007/s12274-022-4909-y