Rational Design of 7‐Azaindole‐Based Robust Microporous Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework for Gas Sorption

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Abstract
7‐Azaindole has been integrated as building block with complementary N−H⋅⋅⋅N hydrogen bonding sites for the synthesis of a tetrahedral molecular tecton, namely tetra(α‐carbolin‐6‐yl)methane, TACM. The self‐assembly of this molecule results in a 3D hydrogen‐bonded organic framework (HOF). This supramolecular structure constitutes a crystalline microporous material with an extraordinary thermal and chemical robustness. Single crystal X‐ray diffraction reveals how the five‐fold catenation of diamonoid systems, stabilized by hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions, form an interpenetrated network with monodimensional channels. The structural features of the crystalline material are also observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Additionally, the microporosity of the activated TACM‐HOF is characterized by gas sorption (N2, CO2, CH4 and H2) experiments performed at different pressures. A selective adsorption is observed for CO2 uptake and TACM‐HOF also presents a good adsorption capacity for H2 among supramolecular organic frameworks.
Funding Information
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2021-122734OB-I00, PID2021-128569NB-I00, PID2020-119748GA-I00, RED2022-134939-T, EQC2019-006482-P)
  • Fundación Séneca (22058/PI/22)
  • Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital, Generalitat Valenciana (MFA/2022/036, MFA/2022/017)

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