ArticleNature communications2022
Unraveling the molecular mechanism of MIL-53(Al) crystallization.
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- Carboxyethylsilanetriol-Functionalized Al-MIL-53-Supported Palladium Catalyst for Enhancing Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Elucidation of the Transformation of Coordination Polymer Intermediates into 2D Metal-Organic Framework Films during Chemical Vapor Deposition.Inorganic chemistry · 2024Article
- Unveiling the Dynamic Pathways of Metal-Organic Framework Crystallization and Nanoparticle Incorporation for Li-S Batteries.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Deciphering Metal-Organic Framework Synthesis from Hydroxy Double Salts: In-Situ Insights via Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction and Absorption Spectroscopy.Chem & bio engineering · 2024Article
- Generalised analytical method unravels framework-dependent kinetics of adsorption-induced structural transition in flexible metal-organic frameworks.Nature communications · 2023Article
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Abstract
The vast structural and chemical diversity of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) provides the exciting possibility of material's design with tailored properties for gas separation, storage and catalysis. However, after more than twenty years after first reports introducing MOFs, the discovery and control of their synthesis remains extremely challenging due to the lack of understanding of mechanisms of their nucleation and growth. Progress in deciphering crystallization pathways depends on the possibility to follow conversion of initial reagents to products at the molecular level, which is a particular challenge under solvothermal conditions. The present work introduces a detailed molecular-level mechanism of the formation of MIL-53(Al), unraveled by combining in situ time-resolved high-resolution mass-spectrometry, magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. In contrast to the general belief, the crystallization of MIL-53 occurs via a solid-solid transformation mechanism, associated with the spontaneous release of monomeric aluminum. The role of DMF hydrolysis products, formate and dimethylamine, is established. Our study emphasizes the complexity of MOF crystallization chemistry, which requires case-by-case investigation using a combination of advanced in situ methods for following the induction period, the nucleation and growth across the time domain.
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