Question

Molecular tectonics relies on framework materials held together by these noncovalent interactions since they can be programmed to give tighter control over pore size. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these strong dipole-dipole interactions that often involve nitrogen, oxygen, or fluorine.
ANSWER: hydrogen bonds [or hydrogen bonding; or H bonds; accept hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks]
[10m] Despite the hype for gas storage in hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks, they have yet to match the best MOFs (“moffs”) or COFs (“coffs”) in this key attribute. The B·E·T method calculates this physical quantity for an adsorbent.
ANSWER: specific surface area [or SSA; prompt on porosity; prompt on area]
[10h] Predictable design of pore size is obstructed by this effect, the undesired spatial overlap between adjacent framework lattices, since it is more common in noncovalent networks. Tissue engineers deliberately use this effect to strengthen hydrogels.
ANSWER: interpenetration [accept interpenetrating frameworks; accep interpenetrating polymer networks; prompt on penetration or penetrating]

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3Total
Chicago BBrown A1010020
Chicago CMinnesota A100010
Claremont ASouth Carolina A100010
Columbia AToronto A100010
Florida BHouston A100010
Georgia Tech ACornell A1010020
Georgia Tech BVirginia A0000
Harvard ATexas A1010020
Illinois AIowa State A100010
Imperial AMichigan A1010020
Maryland ADuke A0000
McGill ARutgers A100010
Minnesota BJohns Hopkins A100010
NYU AColumbia B100010
North Carolina ACornell B100010
Northwestern AIndiana A100010
Ohio State AWUSTL A1010020
Penn APenn State A100010
Stanford AFlorida A1010020
UC Berkeley AMIT A100010
UC Berkeley BPurdue A100010
Vanderbilt ARutgers B1010020
Yale AChicago A100010
Yale BWUSTL B100010