Role of hydrocarbons in pore expansion and contraction of a flexible metal-organic framework

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 7;47(25):7077-9. doi: 10.1039/c1cc11738f. Epub 2011 May 26.

Authors

Radha Kishan Motkuri¹, Praveen K Thallapally, Satish K Nune, Carlos A Fernandez, B Peter McGrail, Jerry L Atwood

Affiliation

¹ Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.

PMID: 21614396
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc11738f

Abstract

A metal-organic framework obtained from a flexible organic linker shows a breathing phenomenon upon adsorption of saturated hydrocarbons.

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