title: Azulene based metal-organic frameworks for strong adsorption of H2.
abstract: Two Zn MOFs, MOF-645 and MOF-646, comprised of polarized 1,3-azulenedicarboxylate were synthesized. The guest free MOF-646 showed strong MOF-H(2) interactions (7.8-6.8 kJ mol(-1)), which revealed the significant impact of internally polarized azulene backbone to stabilized H(2) molecules in the framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barman
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Blacque
authors.forename: Koushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Venkatesan
authors.forename: Omar M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Yaghi
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berke