Combined Approach of Mechanochemistry and Electron Crystallography for the Discovery of 1D and 2D Coordination Polymers
Danilo Marchetti, Francesca Guagnini, Arianna Lanza, Alessandro Pedrini, L. Righi, Enrico Dalcanale, Mauro Gemmi, Chiara Massera
Abstract
Mechanochemical synthesis is an attractive preparative method that combines a green approach with versatility, efficiency, and rapidity of reaction. However, it often yields microcrystalline materials, and their small crystal size is a major hindrance to structure elucidation with conventional single-crystal or powder X-ray diffraction methods. This work presents the novel approach of combining mechanochemistry with electron diffraction techniques to elucidate the crystal structure of metal–organic compounds of zinc(II) and copper(II) with 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and 4,4′-bipyridine.
Topics & Concepts
MechanochemistryMicrocrystallineCrystallographyElectron diffractionCrystal structureCoordination polymerPowder diffractionMaterials scienceChemistryCrystal engineeringPolymerDiffractionNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryPhysicsOpticsSupramolecular chemistryCrystallography and molecular interactionsX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications