title: A family of molecular sieves containing framework-bound organic structure-directing agents.
abstract: Organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs), such as quaternary ammonium cations and amines, used in the synthesis of zeolites and related crystalline microporous oxides usually end up entrapped inside the void spaces of the crystallized inorganic host lattice. But none of them is known to form direct chemical bonds to the framework of these industrially important catalysts and adsorbents. We demonstrate that ECR-40, currently regarded as a typical silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve, constitutes instead a new family of inorganic-organic hybrid networks in which the OSDAs are covalently bonded to the inorganic framework. ECR-40 crystallization begins with the formation of an Al-OSDA complex in the liquid phase in which the Al is octahedrally coordinated. This unit is incorporated in the crystallizing ECR-40. Subsequent removal of framework-bound OSDAs generates Al-O-Al linkages in a fully tetrahedrally coordinated framework.
authors.affiliation: Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784 (Korea) http://zeolites.postech.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jun Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784 (Korea) http://zeolites.postech.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jiho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784 (Korea) http://zeolites.postech.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Nak Ho
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9ST (UK).
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turrina
authors.affiliation: Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784 (Korea) http://zeolites.postech.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Min Bum
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784 (Korea) http://zeolites.postech.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Youngchul
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757 (Korea).
authors.forename: Sung June
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9ST (UK).
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.affiliation: Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784 (Korea) http://zeolites.postech.ac.kr. sbhong@postech.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Suk Bong
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hong
keywords: X-ray diffraction; crystal growth; materials science; organic-inorganic hybrid composites; structure elucidation