Diamine-Appended Metal-Organic Frameworks (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Diamine-Appended Metal-Organic Frameworks

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The diamine-appended metal-organic framework before and after binding of carbon dioxide. The view is a cross section through one of the pores of the MOF, showing diamine molecules (containing blue nitrogen atoms) attached to metal (manganese) atoms (green). Carbon dioxide molecules (grey carbon atoms with two red oxygen atoms) bind through a cooperative mechanism akin to a chain reaction along the pore surfaces. Some H atoms (white) are omitted for clarity.

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Graphic by Thomas McDonald, Jarad Mason, Jeffrey Long/UC Berkeley

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