Gate-opening effect in ZIF-8: The first experimental proof using inelastic neutron scattering

M. E. Casco, Y. Q. Cheng, L. L. Daemen, D. Fairen-Jimenez, E. V. Ramos-Fernández, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta, J. Silvestre-Albero

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Abstract

The gate-opening phenomenon in ZIFs is of paramount importance to understand their behavior in industrial molecular separations. Here we show for the first time using in situ inelastic neutron scattering (INS) the swinging of the -CH3 groups and the imidazolate linkers in the prototypical ZIF-8 and ZIF-8@AC hybrid materials upon exposure to mild N2 pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3639-3642
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume52
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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