<i>In Situ</i> Observation of Topotactic Linker Reorganization in the Aperiodic Metal–Organic Framework TRUMOF-1
We use <i>in situ</i> synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements to monitor the solvothermal crystallization mechanism of the aperiodic metal-organic framework TRUMOF-1. Following an initial incubation period, TRUMOF-1 forms as a metastable intermediate that subsequently transforms into an ordered product with triclinic crystal symmetry. We determine the structure of this ordered phase, which we call msw-TRUMOF-1, and show that it is related to TRUMOF-1 through topotactic reorganization of linker occupancies. Our results imply that the connectivity of TRUMOF-1 can be reorganized, as required for data storage and manipulation applications.
Authors
- Patrick W. Doheny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1705-8850)
- Š. Michalik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9459-322X)
- Simon J. Cassidy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4297-1425)
- Yevheniia Kholina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2556-5492)
- Hamish H.‐M. Yeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1629-6275)
- Andrew L. Goodwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9231-3749)
- Robert A. I. Paraoan
- Guy Greenbaum
Institutions
- Diamond Light Source (GB)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c09487
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.16
Funders
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- H2020 European Research Council