title: Harnessing Lewis acidic open metal sites of metal-organic frameworks: the foremost route to achieve highly selective benzene sorption over cyclohexane.
abstract: π-Complexation triggered Lewis acid-base interactions between open metal sites (OMS) of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and π-e(-) rich adsorptive benzene (Bz) is exploited to establish M-MOF-74 as the best Bz-selective MOF sorbent, marking the first report of utilizing OMS behind benzene/cyclohexane separation; a key advance from the energy-economy standpoint of industrial separation.
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune 411 008, India. sghosh@iiserpune.ac.in.
authors.forename: Soumya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Biplab
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Manna
authors.forename: Aamod V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Yuefeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Rajamani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: Ravichandar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Babarao
authors.forename: Sujit K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh