Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) are crystalline structures comprised of metal atoms connected by organic linkers, forming structures with connectivity ranging from 1D chains to 2D and 3D frameworks. The sorption properties of these porous materials are of interest because they have great potential for separating mixtures of small molecules and other MOF properties, e.g. magnetism, can be altered by sorbing guest molecules into the pores. Sorption studies were conduction on a 1D chain MOF and a 2D square grid MOF prepared from Co(NO3)2 and 4,4′-bipyridine (bpy) building blocks. The selectivity and rate of sorption of liquid guest molecules into the MOF pores was investigated.

Liquid sorption studies of CoII-4,4′-bipyridine 1D chains and 2D square grid MOFs

249th National Meeting (2015)

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