Sub-5 Ångstrom Porosity Tuning in Calixarene-Derived Porous Liquids via Supramolecular Complexation Construction

Errui Li, Arvind Ganesan, Hongjun Liu, Alexander S. Ivanov, Lilin He, Phattananawee Nalaoh, David M. Jenkins, Carlos Alberto Steren, Narges Mokhtari-Nori, Jianzhi Hu, Bo Li, De en Jiang, Shannon M. Mahurin, Zhenzhen Yang, Sheng Dai

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Abstract

Sub-Ångstrom-level porosity engineering, which is appealing in gas separations, has been demonstrated in solid carbon, polymer, and framework materials but rarely achieved in the liquid phase. In this work, a gas molecular sieving effect in the liquid phase at sub-5 Ångstrom scale is created via sophisticated porosity tuning in calixarene-derived porous liquids (PLs). Type II PLs are constructed via supramolecular complexation between the sodium salts of calixarene derivatives and crown ether solvents. The chemical structure variation and assembly behavior of the porous host upon PL construction are monitored by spectroscopy-, X-ray-, and neutron-scattering techniques. The presence of permanent porosity in calixarene-derived PLs is verified by pressure swing gas uptake, altered CO2 physisorption behavior, and molecular simulations. Sub-5 Ångstrom porosity tuning within the PL phase is achieved by introducing bulky substituted groups on the benzene ring of the calixarene host, which then greatly affects the dynamic motion and transport behavior of CO2 molecules and the Xe uptake performance. The approach being demonstrated in this work represents a promising pathway to tune and leverage the porosity effect for enhanced gas uptake capacity and selectivity in liquid sorbents.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2025

Keywords

  • Calixarene
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Molecular sieving effect
  • Porous liquid
  • Supramolecular complexation

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