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Tetracarboxylate Linker-Based Flexible CuII Frameworks: Efficient Separation of CO2 from CO2/N2 and C2H2 from C2H2/C2H4 Mixtures
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posted on 2018-02-19, 13:19 authored by Sohini Bhattacharyya, Anindita Chakraborty, Arpan Hazra, Tapas Kumar MajiWe
report the synthesis, structure, and adsorption properties of
two new metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) {[Cu2(bpp)3(L1)]·(bpp)·(4H2O)} (1) and {[Cu2(bipy)2(L2)(H2O)2]·(bipy)·(5H2O)} (2) obtained from two different flexible tetracarboxylate linkers
(L1 and L2) of variable lengths and flexibility.
While 1 comprising CuII, L1,
and 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl) propane (bpp) is a 2D MOF with a cage-type
structure, 2 consisting of CuII, L2, and 4,4′-bipyridine (bipy) has a 3D twofold interpenetrated
structure. Both frameworks manifest permanent porosity, as realized
from CO2 adsorption at 195 K. 2 shows excellent
CO2/N2 and C2H2/C2H4 adsorption selectivity at 298 K. This has been
established by using 2 as a separating medium in a breakthrough
column for separating mixtures of CO2/N2 (15:85,
v/v) and C2H2/C2H4 (1:99,
v/v). The selectivity of 2 toward CO2 over
N2 and C2H2 over C2H4 is governed by favorable thermodynamic interactions owing
to its structural flexibility, unsaturated metal sites, and polar
carboxylate groups. Thus, 2 proves to be an extremely
efficient material for specific gas separation.