Issue 98, 2014

Diffusion of vaporous guests into a seemingly non-porous organic crystal

Abstract

The tetragonal apohost phase of p-tert-butyltetramethoxythiacalix[4]arene absorbs hydrochloric acid and iodine. These guest molecules occupy different sites in the solid-state structure – either within the small intrinsic voids of the macrocycle or within the interstitial spaces between the host molecules. This study illustrates the dynamic deformation of the host, providing strong mechanistic insight into the diffusion of guests into this seemingly non-porous material.

Graphical abstract: Diffusion of vaporous guests into a seemingly non-porous organic crystal

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Sep 2014
Accepted
06 Oct 2014
First published
07 Oct 2014
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 15509-15512

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Diffusion of vaporous guests into a seemingly non-porous organic crystal

S. A. Herbert, A. Janiak, P. K. Thallapally, J. L. Atwood and L. J. Barbour, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 15509 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC07366E

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