01933nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245012000055210006900175260011000244300001400354490000700368520114000375100002001515700002001535700002101555700001501576700002001591856012801611       2010                        eng d  a0959-942800aSelective CO2 and H-2 adsorption in a chiral magnesium-based metal organic framework (Mg-MOF) with open metal sites0 aSelective CO2 and H2 adsorption in a chiral magnesiumbased metal  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcSEP  a9073-90800 v203 a<p>A rare porous magnesium-based metal-organic framework, Mg-MOF-1 [Mg(3,5-PDC)(H2O)], was synthesized solvothermally in DMF. Structural determination by X-ray single-crystal diffraction technique reveals that this chiral MOF (space group P6(1)22) is constructed by helical assembly of Mg2+ ions with achiral 3,5-pyridine dicarboxylates and coordinating water molecules, to form a three-dimensional framework with parallel hexagonal channels. The structural detail of its 0D analogue Mg-MOF-2 [Mg(2,4-PDC)(H2O)(3)] has been discussed to show how subtle variation in the ligand architecture changes the resulting structure from 0D to 3D. Mg-MOF-1 remains robust and porous upon evacuation of the coordinating water molecules. This is the first report of a chiral hexagonal Mg-MOF synthesized from an achiral organic building unit. Open Mg metal sites show selective hydrogen (H-2) adsorption (ca. 0.8 wt% at 77 K) and carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake (ca. 0.7 mmol g(-1) at 298 K) over nitrogen at 1 atm. Ab initio quantum chemical calculation of adsorption energies and possible adsorption sites of hydrogen molecules are also reported.</p>1 aMallick, Arijit1 aSaha, Subhadeep1 aPachfule, Pradip1 aRoy, Sudip1 aBanerjee, Rahul  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/selective-co2-and-h-2-adsorption-chiral-magnesium-based-metal-organic-framework-mg-mof-0