Tuning pore size in a zirconium--tricarboxylate metal--organic framework.

Authors :: Weibin Liang
Chevreau, Hubert
Ragon, Florence
Southon, Peter D.
Peterson, Vanessa K.
D'Alessandro, Deanna M.
Source :: CrystEngComm; 2014, Vol. 16 Issue 29, p6530-6533, 4p
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: The water-stable zirconium--tricarboxylate series of frameworks, [Zr<subscript>6</subscript>O<subscript>4</subscript>(OH)<subscript>4</subscript>(X)<subscript>6</subscript>(btc)<subscript>2</subscript>]⋅nH<subscript>2</subscript>O, where X = formate (F), acetate (A), or propionate (P), exhibit tunable porosity by virtue of systematic modulation of the chain length of the monocarboxylate ligand X. This modification not only impacts the pore size of the framework, but provides an important avenue for the construction of mixed-linker MOFs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]