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Combustible ice mimicking behavior of hydrogen-bonded organic framework at ambient condition

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  • Yang Wang

    (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Fujian Institute of Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Xudong Hou

    (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Fujian Institute of Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Congyan Liu

    (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Fujian Institute of Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Mohamed K. Albolkany

    (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Fujian Institute of Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yan Wang

    (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Fujian Institute of Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Niannian Wu

    (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Fujian Institute of Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Chunhui Chen

    (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Fujian Institute of Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Bo Liu

    (Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Fujian Institute of Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China)

Abstract

Adsorption of guest molecules by porous materials proceeds in a spontaneous exothermic way, whereas desorption usually requires external energy input as an endothermic process. Reducing such energy consumption makes great sense in practice. Here we report the reversible and automatic methanol (MeOH) adsorption/release in an ionic hydrogen-bonded organic framework (iHOF) constructed from guanidinium cation and borate anion ([B(OCH3)4]3[C(NH2)3]4Cl•4CH3OH, termed Gd-B) at ambient condition. The metastable Gd-B automatically releases all sixteen MeOH molecules (63.4 wt%) via desorption and tetra-methyl borate hydrolysis at ambient atmosphere and the structure can be recovered when re-exposed to MeOH vapor or liquid, mimicking combustible ice behavior but at ambient condition. Reversible capture/release of four guest MeOH molecules is also realized without destroying its crystal structure. The combustible Gd-B paves a way for exploring metastable iHOF materials as carrier for alternative energy source and drug delivery etc.

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  • Yang Wang & Xudong Hou & Congyan Liu & Mohamed K. Albolkany & Yan Wang & Niannian Wu & Chunhui Chen & Bo Liu, 2020. "Combustible ice mimicking behavior of hydrogen-bonded organic framework at ambient condition," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-16976-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16976-1
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