Adsorption of two gas molecules at a single metal site in a metal-organic framework

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Jul 7;52(53):8251-4. doi: 10.1039/c6cc02494g. Epub 2016 Jun 10.

Abstract

One strategy to markedly increase the gas storage capacity of metal-organic frameworks is to introduce coordinatively-unsaturated metal centers capable of binding multiple gas molecules. Herein, we provide an initial demonstration that a single metal site within a framework can support the terminal coordination of two gas molecules-specifically hydrogen, methane, or carbon dioxide.