Enantioselective adsorption in homochiral metal-organic frameworks: the pore size influence

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 May 28;51(43):8998-9001. doi: 10.1039/c5cc02706c.

Abstract

Uptake experiments in thin films of isoreticular chiral MOFs of type Cu2(Dcam)2(L) with identical stereogenic centers but different pore dimensions show that the enantioselectivity is significantly influenced by the pore size. The highest selectivity was found for medium pore sizes, roughly corresponding to the extension of the chiral guest molecule, limonene.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Coordination Complexes / chemical synthesis
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Porosity
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Copper