Volume 50, Issue 5 pp. 1046-1051
Communication

A Salicylbisimine Cage Compound with High Surface Area and Selective CO2/CH4 Adsorption

Dr. Michael Mastalerz

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Dr. Michael Mastalerz

Institute of Organic Chemistry II & Advanced Materials, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm (Germany), Fax: (+49) 731-50-22840

Institute of Organic Chemistry II & Advanced Materials, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm (Germany), Fax: (+49) 731-50-22840Search for more papers by this author
Dipl.-Chem. Markus W. Schneider

Dipl.-Chem. Markus W. Schneider

Institute of Organic Chemistry II & Advanced Materials, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm (Germany), Fax: (+49) 731-50-22840

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Prof. Dr. Iris M. Oppel

Prof. Dr. Iris M. Oppel

Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen (Germany)

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Dr. Oliver Presly

Dr. Oliver Presly

Oxford Diffraction (Agilent Technologies), Yarnton (UK)

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First published: 25 November 2010
Citations: 406

We thank C. Eggers for measuring the gas adsorption, S. Blessing for recording the PXRD spectra (both Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University), and H. Sievers (Quantachrome GmbH, Germany) for helpful discussions. We are grateful to G. Weber (Organic Chemistry III, Ulm University) for performing the thermogravimetric analysis. Further, we would like to thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG project MA4061/4-1) and the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie for generous financial support. Solvay Fluorochemicals GmbH is gratefully acknowledged for the donation of chemicals.

Graphical Abstract

Preference for polar adsorbates: The crystalline porous organic cage compound shown has an exceptional high surface area (1566 m2 g−1) and selective gas uptake. The compound preferably adsorbs CO2 (9.4 wt %) over methane (0.98 wt %).

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