An EXAFS study of the formation of a nanoporous metal-organic framework: evidence for the retention of secondary building units during synthesis

Suzy Surble (1) , Franck Millange (1) , Christian Serre (1) , Gerard Ferey (1) , Richard I. Walton (2)

1 IREM - Institut de réactivité, électrochimie et microporosite
2 SYRTE - Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace

EXAFS data measured from amorphous intermediates and crystn. solns. provides the first evidence that trimeric iron oxide secondary building units remain intact during crystn. of the metal-org. framework MIL-89 from starting materials to products. [on SciFinder (R)]

Suzy Surble, Franck Millange, Christian Serre, Gerard Ferey, Richard I. Walton. An EXAFS study of the formation of a nanoporous metal-organic framework: evidence for the retention of secondary building units during synthesis. Chemical Communications, 2006, pp.1518-1520. ⟨hal-00022800⟩