title: In Situ Monitoring and Mechanism of the Mechanochemical Formation of a Microporous MOF-74 Framework.
abstract: Mechanochemistry provides a rapid, efficient route to metal-organic framework Zn-MOF-74 directly from a metal oxide and without bulk solvent. In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction monitoring of the reaction course reveals two new phases and an unusual stepwise process in which a close-packed intermediate reacts to form the open framework. The reaction can be performed on a gram scale to yield a highly porous material after activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4, Canada.
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Julien
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4, Canada.|Ruđer Bošković Institute , Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
authors.forename: Krunoslav
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Užarević
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4, Canada.
authors.forename: Athanassios D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Katsenis
authors.affiliation: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) , Grenoble 38000, France.
authors.forename: Simon A J
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kimber
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.|Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University , Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Omar K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Farha
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast , Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Yuancheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: MOF Technologies Ltd , Belfast BT7 1NF, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casaban
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Solid-State Research , Stuttgart 70569, Germany.
authors.forename: Luzia S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Germann
authors.affiliation: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) , Hamburg 22607, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Etter
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Solid-State Research , Stuttgart 70569, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Dinnebier
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast , Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Stuart L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: Ruđer Bošković Institute , Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Halasz
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McGill University , Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4, Canada.
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Friščić