title: Kinetic assembly of a thermally stable porous coordination network based on labile CuI units and the visualization of I2 sorption.
abstract: A net gain: A kinetically assembled, but thermally stable network is obtained using the labile metal species [Cu4 I4 (PPh3 )4 ]. The network uniquely adsorbs I2 by chemisorption through I3 (-) formation. The chemisorbed I2 readily desorbs above 380 K owing to the dynamic motion of the framework. A thermodynamically assembled network physisorbs I2 , which is an exact fit for the channel.
authors.affiliation: The Division of Advanced Materials Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), San 31, Hyoja-dong, Pohang, 790-784 (South Korea) http://mk.postech.ac.kr/
authors.forename: Hakuba
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohtsu
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawano
keywords: chemisorption; copper; iodine; metal-organic frameworks; physisorption