Issue 32, 2014

Sorption comparison of two indium–organic framework isomers with synanti configurations

Abstract

Two indium–organic framework isomers, namely [Me2NH2][In(BPDC)2] (InOF-3) and [MeNH3][In(BPDC)2] (InOF-4), have been solvothermally prepared from a biphenyl-3,3′-dicarboxylate ligand (H2BPDC) with changeable conformation, and feature skeletal frameworks with equivalent chemical formulae. For the 2D close-packing InOF-3, each 3-connected [In(O2CR)4] node connects to 3 others through syn-BPDC2− ligands, leading to a 3-connected uninodal layer with a point symbol of {63}. For the 3D microporous InOF-4, the framework is assembled from [In(O2CR)4] nodes bridged by dicarboxylate ligands in the anti- fashion. Careful examination of the structure shows that InOF-4 is a 4-fold interpenetrating network and topologically adopts a diamond-like 4-connected uninodal net with a point symbol of {66}. More importantly, the theoretical calculations and the experimental single component gas uptake measurements reveal that the 3D porous InOF-4 has a better low pressure gas storage capacity than its 2D framework isomer InOF-3, with a saturated N2 uptake of 168.2 cm3 g−1 at 77 K and H2 uptake capacities of up to 126.5 cm3 g−1 (1.13 wt%) at 77 K and 1.0 bar, and 98.1 cm3 g−1 (0.88 wt%) at 87 K and 1.0 bar. Finally, the IAST calculations show us that both microporous materials have an outstanding low-pressure selectivity between CO2 and N2, probably due to their intrinsic structural characteristics.

Graphical abstract: Sorption comparison of two indium–organic framework isomers with syn–anti configurations

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Apr 2014
Accepted
08 May 2014
First published
09 May 2014

CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 7434-7439

Sorption comparison of two indium–organic framework isomers with synanti configurations

J. Qian, F. Jiang, K. Su, Q. Li, K. Zhou, M. Wu, D. Yuan and M. Hong, CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 7434 DOI: 10.1039/C4CE00712C

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