1. Porous and Meltable Metal–Organic Polyhedra for the Generation and Shaping of Porous Mixed-Matrix Composites
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Baeckmann, Cornelia von, Martínez-Esaín, Jordi, Suárez del Pino, José A., Meng, Lingxin, Garcia-Masferrer, Joan, Faraudo, Jordi, Sort, Jordi, Carné-Sánchez, Arnau, and Maspoch, Daniel
- Abstract
Here, we report the synthesis of BCN-93, a meltable, functionalized, and permanently porous metal–organic polyhedron (MOP) and its subsequent transformation into amorphous or crystalline, shaped, self-standing, transparent porous films via melting and subsequent cooling. The synthesis entails the outer functionalization of a MOP with meltable polymer chains: in our model case, we functionalized a Rh(II)-based cuboctahedral MOP with poly(ethylene glycol). Finally, we demonstrate that once melted, BCN-93 can serve as a porous matrix into which other materials or molecules can be dispersed to form mixed-matrix composites. To illustrate this, we combined BCN-93 with one of various additives (either two MOF crystals, a porous cage, or a linear polymer) to generate a series of mixed-matrix films, each of which exhibited greater CO2uptake relative to the parent film.
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- 2024
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