Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.46, No.21, 8490-8492, 2007
A triply interpenetrated microporous metal-organic framework for selective sorption of gas molecules
A microporous metal-organic framework Zn(ADC)(4,4'-Bpe)(0.5)center dot xG [1; ADC = 4,4'-azobenzenedicarboxylate, 4,4'-Bpe = trans-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, G = guest molecules] with a triply interpenetrative primitive cubic net was synthesized and characterized. With pores of about 3.4 x 3.4 angstrom, the activated 1a exhibits highly selective sorption behavior toward H-2/N-2, H-2/CO, and CO2/CH4.