A porous crystalline molecular solid explored by hyperpolarized xenon

Piero Sozzani, Angiolina Comotti, Roberto Simonutti, Thomas Meersmann, John W. Logan, Alexander Pines

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Abstract

Volatile species and large gas atoms, such as xenon, can diffuse into the aromatic nanochannels of a solid comprising tris(o-phenylenedioxy)-cyclophosphazene molecules held together by weak interactions. Continuous-flow laser-polarized 129Xe NMR spectroscopy shows an anisotropic signal from the xenon atoms inside the crystals as soon as 200 ms after contact of the polarized gas with the sample. The xenon chemical shift anisotropy is concentration dependent (see picture) and undergoes a sign inversion as a result of the change of the symmetry of electron cloud.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2695-2699
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume39
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Aug 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • NMR spectroscopy
  • Phosphazenes
  • Supramolecular chemistry
  • Xenon
  • Zeolite analogues

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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