Porous materials have long been a focus of research for gas separations. Now, flexible, highly fluorinated coordination polymers lacking permanently built-in cavities have been shown to adsorb CO2 through a dissolution-like uptake process. The presence of dynamic perfluoroalkyl regions within the crystals is key to enabling transient porosity and establishing strong interactions with CO2.
- Tobias Pausch
- Bernd M. Schmidt
