Dianin's compound as a zeolitic sorbent

Abstract

Dianin's compound, suitably agitated, has been shown to sorb freely Ar, Kr, Xe, CO₂, CH₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₈, n-C₄H₁₀, iso-C₄H₁₀, and neo-C₅H₁₂, and behaves in some respects like an organic zeolite; the numbers of molecules filling each cavity in the host lattice varied from 6 for Ar (–196 °C) and CH₄(–183°C) to 2 for iso-C₄H₁₀ and neo-C₅H₁₂(0 °C), and saturation numbers depended upon the size and shape of the guest molecules, in the same way as for zeolites.