Calix[4]pyrrole-Based Azo-Bridged Porous Organic Polymer for Bromine Capture

The toxicity, corrosiveness, and volatility of elemental bromine presents challenges for its safe storage and transportation. Purification from other halogens is also difficult. Here, we report an easy-to-prepare calix[4]pyrrole-based azobridged porous organic polymer (C4P-POP) that supports efficient bromine capture. C4P-POP was found to capture bromine as a vapor and from a cyclohexane source phase with maximum uptake capacities of 3.6 and 3.4 g.g(-1), respectively. Flow-through adsorption experiments revealed that C4P-POP removes 80% of the bromine from a 4.0 mM cyclohexane solution at a flow rate of 45 mL.h(-1). C4P-POP also allowed the selective capture of bromine from a 1:1 mixture of bromine and iodine in cyclohexane.

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Here, we report an easy-to-prepare calix[4]pyrrole-based azobridged porous organic polymer (C4P-POP) that efficiently captures bromine. C4P-POP has high uptake capacities for bromine in both vapor and cyclohexane solution. The experiments show that C4P-POP selectively captures bromine from a mixture of bromine and iodine in cyclohexane.