Unraveling the molecular mechanism of MIL-53(Al) crystallization.

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-resolu

SUBMITTER: Salionov D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9243051 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature