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Construction and Systematical Symmetric Studies of a Series of Supramolecular Clusters with Binary or Ternary Ammonium Triphenylacetates
Published on: February 15, 2016
Positional isomerism-directed formation of hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks with distinct single-crystal
Wenyan Yang1, Lele Li2, Xinlei Xue2
1Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China. pfwei@ahu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Two positional isomers form distinct emissive hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: one creates cage-like pores that transform reversibly into a dense phase, while the other assembles into stable channel-type pores showing reversible solvent exchange and CO2 adsorption capability.
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