Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of the American Chemical Society
5 years ago

Density Gradation of Open Metal Sites in the Mesospace of Porous Coordination Polymers

Density Gradation of Open Metal Sites in the Mesospace of Porous Coordination Polymers
Masakazu Higuchi, Shigeyoshi Sakaki, Ryotaro Matsuda, Simon Mathew, Kim Hyeon-Deuk, Shin-ichiro Noro, Jiajia Zheng, I-Ya Chang, Jingui Duan, Susumu Kitagawa, Easan Sivaniah, Shinpei Kusaka
The prevalence of the condensed phase, interpenetration, and fragility of mesoporous coordination polymers (meso-PCPs) featuring dense open metal sites (OMSs) place strict limitations on their preparation, as revealed by experimental and theoretical reticular chemistry investigations. Herein, we propose a rational design of stabilized high-porosity meso-PCPs, employing a low-symmetry ligand in combination with the shortest linker, formic acid. The resulting dimeric clusters (PCP-31 and PCP-32) exhibit high surface areas, ultrahigh porosities, and high OMS densities (3.76 and 3.29 mmol g–1, respectively), enabling highly selective and effective separation of C2H2 from C2H2/CO2 mixtures at 298 K, as verified by binding energy (BE) and electrostatic potentials (ESP) calculations.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b05702

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05702

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