title: Microporous coordination polymers as selective sorbents for liquid chromatography.
abstract: We evaluate the potential of microporous coordination polymers (MCPs) to act as the stationary phase in liquid chromatographic separations. MCPs derived from carboxylates coordinated to copper (HKUST-1) and zinc (MOF-5) were studied. The shape and size selective separation of organic compounds including benzene, ethylbenzene, styrene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, pyrene, 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene, and 1,3,5-tris(4-bromophenyl)benzene was performed, and in most cases excellent separation was achieved based on a combination of molecular sieving and adsorption effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, USA.
authors.forename: Rashid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Antek G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wong-Foy
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Matzger