Tuning the Hydrophobicity of Zinc Dipyridyl Paddlewheel Metal–Organic Frameworks for Selective Sorption
摘要:
A series of isostructural noncatenated, water stable zinc based dipyridyl pillared-paddlewheel metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) was synthesized with tunable pore hydrophobicity. Pore hydrophobicity was engendered through dipyridyl ligands decorated with alkyl chains of varying length (methyl to hexyl). The most hydrophobic MOFs exhibited selective sorption of ethanol over water.