Elucidation of the Formation Mechanism of Metal–Organic Frameworks via in-Situ Raman and FTIR Spectroscopy under Solvothermal Conditions

Autor: Wolfgang Peukert, Martin Kriesten, Martin Hartmann, Heidemarie Embrechts, Kilian Hoffmann, Monica Distaso
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122:12267-12278
ISSN: 1932-7455
1932-7447
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b02484
Popis: The metal–organic framework MIL-53(Al) serves as a model system in this study. Its formation mechanism in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) is elucidated through simultaneous FTIR and Raman spectroscopy and turbidity measurements collected under in-situ synthesis conditions in a custom-designed solvothermal reactor coupled with reaction sampling. Different synthesis steps are followed over synthesis time including a prenucleation building unit (PNBU) consisting of one linker molecule and one aluminum atom, the assembly of the PNBUs to MIL-53 nuclei in solution, the decomposition of DMF to formic acid and dimethylammonium, and finally the precipitation of the crystalline MOF phase. The rearrangement of the PNBU to form MIL-53 is identified as the rate-limiting reaction step responsible for the long induction time at low temperatures (
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