Guest‐Induced Structural Transformations in a Porous Halogen‐Bonded Framework |
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Authors: | Dr. Varvara I. Nikolayenko Dr. Dominic C. Castell Dewald P. van Heerden Prof. Leonard J. Barbour |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Structural evidence obtained from in situ X‐ray diffraction shows that halogen bonding is responsible for the formation of a dynamic porous molecular solid. This material is surprisingly robust and undergoes reversible switching of its pore volume by activation or by exposure to a series of gases of different sizes and shapes. Volumetric gas sorption and pressure‐gradient differential scanning calorimetry (P‐DSC) data provide further mechanistic insight into the breathing behavior. |
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Keywords: | dynamics halogen bonding P-DSC single-crystal to single-crystal transformation sorption |
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