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Hydrogen Molecules Trapped in Interstitial Host Channels of α‐Hydroquinone
Author(s) -
Yoon JiHo,
Lee YunJe,
Park Jeasung,
Kawamura Taro,
Yamamoto Yoshitaka,
Komai Takeshi,
Takeya Satoshi,
Han Sang Sup,
Lee JongWon,
Lee Yongjae
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200800678
Subject(s) - hydroquinone , molecule , hydrogen , chemistry , ideal (ethics) , hydrogen molecule , inclusion compound , chemical physics , photochemistry , nanotechnology , crystallography , computational chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , philosophy , epistemology
Easy come, easy go: Hydroquinone forms a channel structure of cages with hydrogen‐bonded hexagons. These may provide an ideal route for the fast inclusion and facile release of hydrogen molecules (see figure), which can lead to reversible hydrogen storage under mild conditions.