title: CAU-3: a new family of porous MOFs with a novel Al-based brick: [Al2(OCH3)4(O2C-X-CO2)] (X = aryl).
abstract: A new family of Al-based MOFs denoted as CAU-3 (CAU = Christian-Albrechts-Universität) was discovered in the solvothermal system Al(3+)/aryldicarboxylic acid/NaOH/methanol by applying high-throughput-methods. The three compounds reported in this article [Al(2)(OCH(3))(4)BDC], [Al(2)(OCH(3))(4)BDC-NH(2)] and[Al(2)(OCH(3))(4)NDC] (BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate; NDC = 2,6-naphtalenedicarboxylate) are all based on the same unprecedented inorganic building unit [Al(12)(OCH(3))(24)](12+), which is a dodecameric cyclic aluminium-methanolate-cluster. The material CAU-3-NDC was found to exhibit the highest surface area as well as the highest micropore volume of all Al-based MOFs reported until now.
authors.affiliation: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Max-Eyth-Str. 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reinsch
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feyand
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahnfeldt
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stock