Double-Walled Mesoporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks with High Methane Storage Capacity

Ruihua Zhang; Chun Tang; Shuliang Yang; Penghao Li; Han Han; Yong Wu; Guangcheng Wu; Xueze Zhao; Bai Tong Liu; Sheng Nan Lei; Bohan Tang; Enxu Liu; Yi Kang Xing; Charlotte L. Stern; Christos D. Malliakas; James F Stoddart

doi:10.1021/jacs.5c02705

Double-Walled Mesoporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks with High Methane Storage Capacity

Ruihua Zhang^*, Chun Tang^*, Shuliang Yang, Penghao Li, Han Han, Yong Wu, Guangcheng Wu, Xueze Zhao, Bai Tong Liu, Sheng Nan Lei, Bohan Tang, Enxu Liu, Yi Kang Xing, Charlotte L. Stern, Christos D. Malliakas, James F Stoddart

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The development of mesoporous hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) is critically important for various applications, yet it poses significant challenges. Herein, we present the synthesis and characterization of a robust mesoporous HOF, RP-H200, constructed through the orchestration of π-π stacking and hydrogen bonding interactions in a 2-fold interpenetrated framework. RP-H200 features a unique double-walled structure with a pore size of 3.6 nm, representing the largest pore size among reported HOFs to date. The framework exhibits a high surface area of 2313 m² g^-1, with aromatic surfaces dominating the mesoporous channels. The methane storage performance of RP-H200 reaches a high capacity of 0.31 g g^-1 at 270 K/100 bar and 0.25 g g^-1 at 296 K/100 bar. The combination of large permanent mesoporosity, excellent thermal stability, and high surface area in RP-H200 makes it a promising candidate for clean energy storage and other functions.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c02705
State	Accepted/In press - 2025

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We acknowledge Zi-Ang Nan (State Key Laboratory Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Yu Wang (South China University of Technology), Mo X. Y. Wing (Materials Characterization Laboratory, University Central Facilities, The University of Hong Kong), Zhihua Feng (Micromeritics) for experimental help and discussions. Financial support from The University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University is gratefully acknowledged. Specifically, we appreciate the support from The University of Hong Kong, including the URC Seed Fund for Basic Research for New Staff 2024-25 (RIMS Project code: 2401102766). We also acknowledge the Integrated Molecular Structure Education and Research Centre (IMSERC) at NU for providing access to equipment for relevant experiments, including the IMSERC Crystallography facility (RRID:SCR_017874), which has received support from the Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource (NSF ECCS-2025633). Additionally, this work utilized the EPIC facility of Northwestern University\u2019s NUANCE Centre, which is supported by the SHyNE Resource (NSF NNCI-1542205).

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Zhang, R., Tang, C., Yang, S., Li, P., Han, H., Wu, Y., Wu, G., Zhao, X., Liu, B. T., Lei, S. N., Tang, B., Liu, E., Xing, Y. K., Stern, C. L., Malliakas, C. D., & Stoddart, J. F. (Accepted/In press). Double-Walled Mesoporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks with High Methane Storage Capacity. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c02705

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