Issue 39, 2018

Revisiting the structural homogeneity of NU-1000, a Zr-based metal–organic framework

Abstract

Synthesis and activation of phase-pure and defect-free metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are essential for establishing accurate structure–property relationships. Primarily suffering from missing linker and/or node defects, Zr6-based MOFs can have polymorphs, structures with the identical linker and node but different connectivity, which can create multiple phases in a sample that complicate the characterization. Here, we report the synthesis of phase-pure NU-1000, a mesoporous Zr6-based MOF that typically contains a significant secondary phase within the individual crystallites. Large biomolecules and smaller inorganic molecules have been installed in NU-1000 as probes to verify the near elimination of the microporous secondary-phase. Obtaining structurally homogenous MOFs will assist the design of new materials with distinct structural features.

Graphical abstract: Revisiting the structural homogeneity of NU-1000, a Zr-based metal–organic framework

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Mar 2018
Accepted
04 May 2018
First published
04 May 2018

CrystEngComm, 2018,20, 5913-5918

Author version available

Revisiting the structural homogeneity of NU-1000, a Zr-based metal–organic framework

T. Islamoglu, K. Otake, P. Li, C. T. Buru, A. W. Peters, I. Akpinar, S. J. Garibay and O. K. Farha, CrystEngComm, 2018, 20, 5913 DOI: 10.1039/C8CE00455B

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