Guest-to-host transmission of structural changes for stimuli-responsive adsorption property

J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Mar 14;134(10):4501-4. doi: 10.1021/ja2115713. Epub 2012 Mar 1.

Abstract

We show that structural changes of a guest molecule can trigger structural transformations of a crystalline host framework. Azobenzene was introduced into a flexible porous coordination polymer (PCP), and cis/trans isomerizations of the guest azobenzene by light or heat successfully induced structural transformations of the host PCP in a reversible fashion. This guest-to-host structural transmission resulted in drastic changes in the gas adsorption property of the host-guest composite, displaying a new strategy for creating stimuli-responsive porous materials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Azo Compounds / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Powder Diffraction
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Polymers
  • azobenzene