Expansion of Pore Size and Interlayer Distance in a Kagomé-Type MOF Engineered through the Geometric Features of Azulene

Abstract

A two-dimensional Kagomé-type MOF (Azln-KGM) incorporating 1,3-azulenedicarboxylate ligands was synthesized. Compared with reported isomorphous MOFs featuring a benzene motif, Azln-KGM exhibited an enhanced maximum adsorption capacity and gate-opening behavior accompanied by larger structural changes.

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Jan 2026
Accepted
20 Feb 2026
First published
25 Feb 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript

Expansion of Pore Size and Interlayer Distance in a Kagomé-Type MOF Engineered through the Geometric Features of Azulene

T. Takahara, J. Usuba, S. Kusaka, Y. Hijikata, H. Iguchi, K. Kato and R. Matsuda, Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC00074F

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