Modular and predictable assembly of porous organic molecular crystals

James T. A. Jones, Tom Hasell, Xiaofeng Wu, John Bacsa, Kim E. Jelfs, Marc Schmidtmann, Samantha Y. Chong, Dave J. Adams, Abbie Trewin, Florian Schiffman, Furio Cora, Ben Slater, Alexander Steiner, Graeme M. Day and Andrew I. Cooper ()
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James T. A. Jones: University of Liverpool
Tom Hasell: University of Liverpool
Xiaofeng Wu: University of Liverpool
John Bacsa: University of Liverpool
Kim E. Jelfs: University of Liverpool
Marc Schmidtmann: University of Liverpool
Samantha Y. Chong: University of Liverpool
Dave J. Adams: University of Liverpool
Abbie Trewin: University of Liverpool
Florian Schiffman: University College London
Furio Cora: University College London
Ben Slater: University College London
Alexander Steiner: University of Liverpool
Graeme M. Day: University of Cambridge
Andrew I. Cooper: University of Liverpool

Nature, 2011, vol. 474, issue 7351, 367-371

Abstract: Porous crystals made to order Controlling and predicting the structural properties of porous molecular crystals would have important implications in gas adsorption, separation and catalysis applications, but remain an unmet goal. This paper introduces a new concept of modular assembly at the molecular level for the formation of porous crystalline solids. Different large chiral molecules with intrinsic nanosize pores, or porous modules, self-assemble through chiral recognition during co-crystallization to produce solid porous frameworks. The three-dimensional structure of the final material can be predicted theoretically. The paper explores four different, albeit analogous, porous modules, which form four different porous solids.

Date: 2011
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