Chemical Communications 2011-07-21

Differences of crystal structure and dynamics between a soft porous nanocrystal and a bulk crystal.

Yuh Hijikata, Satoshi Horike, Daisuke Tanaka, Juergen Groll, Motohiro Mizuno, Jungeun Kim, Masaki Takata, Susumu Kitagawa

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 47(27) , 7632-4, (2011)

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Abstract

We have demonstrated downsizing effects of the soft porous crystal, [Zn(isophthalate)(4,4'-bipyridyl)](n) (CID-1), on the adsorption behavior between CID-1 and CID-1 nanocrystal (NCID-1). The difference results from the packing crystal structures and the dynamics of the frameworks.