Guest-induced gate-opening in a flexible MOF adsorbent that exhibits benzene/cyclohexane selectivity
Guoao Li, Ming Deng, Wei Guo, Shuang Yin, Yan-E Liu, Ai‐Xin Zhu, Michael J. Zaworotko
Abstract
The flexible metal–organic framework X-pcu-11 exhibits two-step switching induced by exposure to N 2 or CO 2 . X-pcu-11 also displays adsorption of benzene over cyclohexane driven by host–guest interactions that enable structural transformations.
Topics & Concepts
CyclohexaneSelectivityBenzeneAdsorptionChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNanotechnologyCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisEngineeringMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsIndustrial Gas Emission ControlCatalytic Processes in Materials Science