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Robust Microporous Molecular Frameworks Which Retain Structural Integrity Upon Template Loss

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

C. J. Kepert
Affiliation:
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR
M. J. Rosseinsky
Affiliation:
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR
D. Hesek
Affiliation:
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR
P. D. Beer
Affiliation:
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QR
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Abstract

Retention of the void space upon loss of the solvent template is directly demonstrated using single-crystal X-ray diffraction for molecular frameworks constructed using both hydrogen and co-ordinate bonds. While the co-ordination polymer remains rigid upon desolvation, the extra flexibility in the hydrogen-bonded framework, due both to the large number of redundant hydrogen-bonding donor and acceptor groups and the possibility of significant φ-φ stacking interactions within the framework, lead to a significant structural and symmetry change while retaining significant void volume. Molecular modelling techniques are used to understand and predict the guest uptake chemistry of these host frameworks.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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