A chemically stable cucurbit[6]uril-based hydrogen-bonded organic framework for potential SO2/CO2 separation†
Abstract
A cucurbit[6]uril cage-based hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF) shows high capacity of SO2 capture (up to 4.98 mmol g−1 at 1 bar and 293 K), high SO2/CO2 selectivity, good chemical stability toward dry SO2, and outstanding cycling performance. The preferential adsorption sites on the cage of the HOF are revealed by DFT calculations and FT-IR.