Metal–Organic Framework Seeding to Drive Phase Selection and Overcome Synthesis Limitations
Derek R. Du Bois, Adam J. Matzger
Abstract
Seeding during the synthesis of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) enhances control over phase expression in synthesis conditions with high concentrations of metal and linker enabling reduced solvent quantities. Dramatic improvements to yield over unseeded conditions are achieved. Phase direction via the seeding method was explored for four different MOFs: Mg-MOF-74, DMOF-1, SNU-70, and UiO-66. The MOFs employed vary in terms of metal identity, secondary building unit, and linker, which demonstrates broad applicability, with one instructive exception, for MOF seeding as a method to drive phase selection and enable MOF production under industrially relevant conditions leading to reduced environmental impact.
Topics & Concepts
SeedingMetal-organic frameworkLinkerPhase (matter)Yield (engineering)Organic synthesisSelection (genetic algorithm)NanotechnologyMetalSolventMaterials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringCombinatorial chemistryProcess engineeringBiochemical engineeringCatalysisOrganic chemistryComputer scienceMetallurgyEngineeringAerospace engineeringOperating systemArtificial intelligenceAdsorptionMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMagnesium Oxide Properties and Applications