A new dynamic framework with direct in situ visualisation of breathing under CO 2 gas pressure

Using in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (SCD), direct structural evidence has been obtained for breathing behaviour of a new flexible MOF COB1. Desolvation of the as-synthesised material results in deformation of the coordination geometries due to flexibility of the bridging ligands,...

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Published in:CrystEngComm 2019-06, Vol.21 (22), p.3415-3419
Main Authors: Sikiti, Phumile, Bezuidenhout, Charl X., van Heerden, Dewald P., Barbour, Leonard J.
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Language:English
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Summary:Using in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (SCD), direct structural evidence has been obtained for breathing behaviour of a new flexible MOF COB1. Desolvation of the as-synthesised material results in deformation of the coordination geometries due to flexibility of the bridging ligands, and the framework is capable of switching from a wide-pore to a narrow-pore form, with substantial reduction in guest-accessible volume. Upon exposure to CO 2 gas the activated framework breathes and switches back to the wide-pore phase. This breathing behaviour is supported by gas sorption analysis, pressure-gradient differential scanning calorimetry, powder X-ray diffraction analysis and molecular modelling.
ISSN:1466-8033
1466-8033
DOI:10.1039/C9CE00418A