Direct synthesis of amorphous coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks

Z Lin, JJ Richardson, J Zhou, F Caruso - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Coordination polymers (CPs) and their subset, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), can have
porous structures and hybrid physicochemical properties that are useful for diverse …

Recent advances in the structural design and regulation of lanthanide clusters: Formation and self-assembly mechanisms

YL Li, HL Wang, ZH Zhu, FP Liang, HH Zou - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The design and synthesis of lanthanide clusters with novel topological connections and
desirable properties are attracting extensive attention. Researchers have obtained …

In situ, time-resolved, and mechanistic studies of metal–organic framework nucleation and growth

MJ Van Vleet, T Weng, X Li, JR Schmidt - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The vast chemical and structural diversity of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) opens up the
exciting possibility of “crystal engineering” MOFs tailored for particular catalytic or separation …

Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials

JS Du, Y Bae, JJ De Yoreo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Classical nucleation and crystal growth theories describe how nuclei form, become stable
after reaching a critical size and then enlarge through monomer attachment. More than two …

Metal-organic frameworks: structure, properties, methods of synthesis and characterization

VV Butova, MA Soldatov, AA Guda… - Russian Chemical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This review deals with key methods of synthesis and characterization of metal-organic
frameworks (MOFs). The modular structure affords a wide variety of MOFs with different …

A water‐stable cationic metal–organic framework as a dual adsorbent of oxoanion pollutants

AV Desai, B Manna, A Karmakar, A Sahu… - Angewandte …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A three‐dimensional water‐stable cationic metal–organic framework (MOF) pillared by a
neutral ligand and with NiII metal nodes has been synthesized employing a rational design …

Reactivity of surface species in heterogeneous catalysts probed by in situ X-ray absorption techniques

S Bordiga, E Groppo, G Agostini… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Starting from the late seventies, the progressively increased availability of synchrotron light
sources allowed the execution of experiments requiring a high X-ray flux in a continuous …

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

D Salionov, OO Semivrazhskaya, NPM Casati… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

Deciphering the Mechanism of Crystallization of UiO‐66 Metal‐Organic Framework

OO Semivrazhskaya, D Salionov, AH Clark… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zirconium‐containing metal‐organic framework (MOF) with UiO‐66 topology is an extremely
versatile material, which finds applications beyond gas separation and catalysis. However …

Hierarchical Assembly of a {MnII15MnIII4} Brucite Disc: Step-by-Step Formation and Ferrimagnetism

YK Deng, HF Su, JH Xu, WG Wang… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In search of functional molecular materials and the study of their formation mechanism, we
report the elucidation of a hierarchical step-by-step formation from monomer (Mn) to …