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Hydrogen-bonded networks and N2O/N2 adsorption separation performance of pyridinecarboxylate guanidinium HOFs

  • JIA Li-Na ,
  • CHEN Shi-Yao ,
  • ZHAO Guo-Ying ,
  • SUN Chang-Yu
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China 2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Solid State Battery and Energy Storage Process, State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Process Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Received date: 2026-04-17

  Revised date: 2026-05-11

  Online published: 2026-05-28

Abstract

Efficient capture of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) is of great significance for mitigating climate change and resource recovery. In this study, two guanidinium-based hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) with pyridyl nitrogen site isomerism, namely G-5,5'-BPyDC and G-4,4'-BPyDC, were successfully constructed using 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylic acid and 2,2'-bipyridine-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid as ligands. The effects of ligand structure on the hydrogen-bonded network, pore environment, and N2O/N2 adsorption and separation performance were systematically investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and gas adsorption experiments. The results showed that both frameworks were constructed via N-H…O hydrogen bonds. However, the asymmetric unit of G-5,5'-BPyDC contained two methanol molecule, and its free volume and surface area were larger than those of G-4,4'-BPyDC, while the latter exhibited a more compact molecular packing. Both materials exhibited an decomposition temperature above 290℃, showing good thermal stability. Hirshfeld surface analysis revealed that the total contribution of O-H/H-O and N-H/H-N hydrogen bonds in G-5,5'-BPyDC (32.0%) was higher than that in G-4,4'-BPyDC (29.7%). At 25℃ and 4.0 MPa, the N2O adsorption capacity of G-5,5'-BPyDC was 2.32 mmol/g, higher than that of G-4,4'-BPyDC (2.02 mmol/g). IAST calculations indicate that the selectivities of G-5,5'-BPyDC for N2O/N2 (50∶50 and 10∶90) mixtures reached 29.26 and 111.32, respectively, significantly superior to those of G-4,4'-BPyDC (6.61 and 17.03). In conclusion, pyridyl nitrogen site isomerism can effectively optimize N2O/N2 adsorption and separation performance by modulating the pore polarity and hydrogen-bonded network of the frameworks, providing a new strategy for isomer design.

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JIA Li-Na , CHEN Shi-Yao , ZHAO Guo-Ying , SUN Chang-Yu . Hydrogen-bonded networks and N2O/N2 adsorption separation performance of pyridinecarboxylate guanidinium HOFs[J]. The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering, 2026 , 26(5) : 527 -538 . DOI: 10.12034/j.issn.1009-606X.226111

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