Reversible Switching between Highly Porous and Nonporous Phases of an Interpenetrated Diamondoid Coordination Network That Exhibits Gate-Opening at Methane Storage Pressures

Qing Yuan Yang, Prem Lama, Susan Sen, Matteo Lusi, Kai Jie Chen, Wen Yang Gao, Mohana Shivanna, Tony Pham, Nobuhiko Hosono, Shinpei Kusaka, John J. Perry, Shengqian Ma, Brian Space, Leonard J. Barbour, Susumu Kitagawa, Michael J. Zaworotko

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Abstract

Herein, we report that a new flexible coordination network, NiL2 (L=4-(4-pyridyl)-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid), with diamondoid topology switches between non-porous (closed) and several porous (open) phases at specific CO2 and CH4 pressures. These phases are manifested by multi-step low-pressure isotherms for CO2 or a single-step high-pressure isotherm for CH4. The potential methane working capacity of NiL2 approaches that of compressed natural gas but at much lower pressures. The guest-induced phase transitions of NiL2 were studied by single-crystal XRD, in situ variable pressure powder XRD, synchrotron powder XRD, pressure-gradient differential scanning calorimetry (P-DSC), and molecular modeling. The detailed structural information provides insight into the extreme flexibility of NiL2. Specifically, the extended linker ligand, L, undergoes ligand contortion and interactions between interpenetrated networks or sorbate–sorbent interactions enable the observed switching.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5684-5689
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume57
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 May 2018

Keywords

  • flexible microporous materials
  • ligand contortion
  • methane storage
  • stepped adsorption isotherm

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