title: Synthesis of nanocrystals of Zr-based metal-organic frameworks with csq-net: significant enhancement in the degradation of a nerve agent simulant.
abstract: The synthesis of nano-sized particles of NU-1000 (length from 75 nm to 1200 nm) and PCN-222/MOF-545 (length from 350 nm to 900 nm) is reported. The catalytic hydrolysis of methyl paraoxon was investigated as a function of NU-1000 crystallite size and a significant enhancement in the rate was observed for the nano-sized crystals compared to microcrystals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. o-farha@northwestern.edu j-hupp@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Rachel C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Klet
authors.forename: Su-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Pravas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deria
authors.forename: Aaron W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Benjamin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Klahr
authors.forename: Hea-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Salih S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Al-Juaid
authors.forename: Joseph T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hupp
authors.forename: Omar K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Farha