TY - JOUR
T1 - Control over catenation in metal-organic frameworks via rational design of the organic building block
AU - Farha, Omar K.
AU - Malliakas, Christos D.
AU - Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.
AU - Hupp, Joseph T.
PY - 2010/2/12
Y1 - 2010/2/12
N2 - (Chemical Equation Presented) Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a hybrid class of materials comprising inorganic nodes and organic struts, have potential application in many areas due to their high surface areas and uniform pores and channels. One of the key challenges to be overcome in MOF synthesis is the strong propensity for catenation (growth of multiple independent networks within a given crystal), as catenation reduces cavity sizes and diminishes porosity. Here we demonstrate that rational design of organic building blocks, which act as strut-impervious scaffolds, can be exploited to generate highly desired noncatenated materials in a controlled fashion.
AB - (Chemical Equation Presented) Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a hybrid class of materials comprising inorganic nodes and organic struts, have potential application in many areas due to their high surface areas and uniform pores and channels. One of the key challenges to be overcome in MOF synthesis is the strong propensity for catenation (growth of multiple independent networks within a given crystal), as catenation reduces cavity sizes and diminishes porosity. Here we demonstrate that rational design of organic building blocks, which act as strut-impervious scaffolds, can be exploited to generate highly desired noncatenated materials in a controlled fashion.
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U2 - 10.1021/ja909519e
DO - 10.1021/ja909519e
M3 - Article
C2 - 20039671
AN - SCOPUS:76149088461
VL - 132
SP - 950
EP - 952
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
SN - 0002-7863
IS - 3
ER -