A Microporous Metal–Organic Framework for Gas‐Chromatographic Separation of Alkanes

Authors: Banglin Chen, Chengdu Liang, Jun Yang, Damacio S. Contreras, Yvette L. Clancy, Emil B. Lobkovsky, Omar M. Yaghi, Sheng Dai - Angewandte Chemie 2006 cited by 1,236

Filling the pores: A zinc-based metal–organic framework (MOF) can be transformed reversibly from an open (a) to a dense (b) configuration. The microporous solid is the first example of a MOF that is highly selective in the gas-chromatographic separation of alkanes.