A Study of New Porous Molecular Frameworks and Their Adsorption and DesorptionProperties

A Study of New Porous Molecular Frameworks and Their Adsorption and DesorptionProperties

Metal-organic Frameworks (MOF‘s) are porous materials comprised of organic buildingblocks bound to metal atoms. These compounds are finding applications in various fields of study including gas absorption, catalysis of specific reactions, and in drug delivery among others. Our emphasis has been placed on synthesizing and characterizing new frameworks with the use of bisl(arylimino)isoindolines (BAII‘s) as building blocks. Oneof these, NBAII(CuOAc), produced by reaction of NBAII with copper acetate, was analyzed for small molecular absorption and desorption. This particular framework was successful in the absorption of carbon tetrachloride and chloroform but failed to absorb pentane and toluene, while other organic solvents are still under investigation. The frameworks that have been developed will be discussed regarding how the molecules fit together, how they can be arranged, and how they can be manipulated to create more useful frameworks with larger pores for absorption.