10.1021/ic0616434.s001 Banglin Chen Banglin Chen Shengqian Ma Shengqian Ma Fatima Zapata Fatima Zapata Frank R. Fronczek Frank R. Fronczek Emil B. Lobkovsky Emil B. Lobkovsky Hong-Cai Zhou Hong-Cai Zhou Rationally Designed Micropores within a Metal−Organic Framework for Selective Sorption of Gas Molecules American Chemical Society 2007 pore cavities framework interpenetration Selective Sorption Bpe FMA gas molecules sorption behaviors pore windows MOF 2007-02-19 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Rationally_Designed_Micropores_within_a_Metal_Organic_Framework_for_Selective_Sorption_of_Gas_Molecules/3025531 A microporous metal−organic framework, MOF, Cu(FMA)(4,4'-Bpe)<sub>0.5</sub> (<b>3a</b>, FMA = fumarate; 4,4'-Bpe = 4,4’-Bpe = <i>trans</i>-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene) was rationally designed from a primitive cubic net whose pores are tuned by double framework interpenetration. With pore cavities of about 3.6 Å, which are interconnected by pore windows of 2.0 × 3.2 Å, <b>3a</b> shows highly selective sorption behaviors of gas molecules.