title: Liquid exfoliation of alkyl-ether functionalised layered metal-organic frameworks to nanosheets.
abstract: We report the synthesis of a 2D-layered metal-organic framework incorporating weakly interacting chains designed to aid exfoliation of the layers into nanosheets. Dispersion of the nanosheets exposes labile metal-sites which are shown to exchange solvent molecules allowing the nanosheets to act as sensors in suspension.
authors.affiliation: University of Sheffield, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK. Jona.foster@sheffield.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie II, Organometallics & Materials, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Henke
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie II, Organometallics & Materials, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schneemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Technical University Munich, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, D-85748 Garching, Germany and Catalysis Research Centre, Technical University Munich, Ernst-Otto-Fischer Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Roland A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Cheetham