title: Advances in Solid-State Transformations of Coordination Bonds: From the Ball Mill to the Aging Chamber.
abstract: Controlling the formation of coordination bonds is pivotal to the development of a plethora of functional metal-organic materials, ranging from coordination polymers, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to metallodrugs. The interest in and commercialization of such materials has created a need for more efficient, environmentally-friendly routes for making coordination bonds. Solid-state coordination chemistry is a versatile greener alternative to conventional synthesis, offering quantitative yields, enhanced stoichiometric and topological selectivity, access to a wider range of precursors, as well as to molecules and materials not readily accessible in solution or solvothermally. With a focus on mechanochemical, thermochemical and "accelerated aging" approaches to coordination polymers, including pharmaceutically-relevant materials and microporous MOFs, this review highlights the recent advances in solid-state coordination chemistry and techniques for understanding the underlying reaction mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H1P 1W1, Canada. cristina.mottillo@mail.mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mottillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H1P 1W1, Canada. tomislav.friscic@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Friščić
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods*; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D008670:Metals; D011108:Polymers
keywords: coordination polymers; green chemistry; mechanochemistry; metal-organic frameworks; reaction mechanisms; solid-state chemistry; solvent-free synthesis; sustainable synthesis