An Organic Zeolite With 10 A Diameter Pores Assembles From a Soluble and Flexible Building Block by Non-Covalent Interactions.

ABSTRACT: Two similar molecular building blocks, which both contain a hydrogen-bonded nitro group, have been prepared and crystallised. One structure has more flexibility with a butyl side chain which allows an open framework organic zeolite to form with large 10 Å diameter pores, whereas the other structure has less flexibility with an aryl side chain and is close packed. The pore size is comparable with those of the aluminophosphate VPI-5 (12 Å). It is concluded that some flexibility in the design of the building block for porous organic molecular materials was beneficial.

SUBMITTER: Plater MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6454218 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature