title: New insights into carbon dioxide interactions with benzimidazole-linked polymers.
abstract: A synergistic experimental and theoretical study (DFT) highlights the impact of material design at the molecular and electronic levels on the binding affinity and interaction sites of CO2 with benzimidazole-linked polymers (BILPs); CO2 is stabilized by benzimidazole units through Lewis acid-base (N···CO2) and aryl C-H···O=C=O interactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-2006, USA. helkaderi@vcu.edu.
authors.forename: Suha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altarawneh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: Puru
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jena
authors.forename: Hani M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: El-Kaderi