Trapping Metal-Organic Framework Nanocrystals:  An <i>in-Situ</i> Time-Resolved Light Scattering Study on the Crystal Growth of MOF-5 in Solution

Stephan Hermes, T. Witte, Todor Hikov, Denise Zacher, Stefan Bahnmüller, Gerhard Langstein, Klaus Huber, Roland A. Fischer

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2007 · 299 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The addition of p -perfluoro-ethylbenzoic acid as capping reagent yields stable size-selected MOF-5 colloids and suggests a general concept for controlled particle formation of carboxylic acid based MOFs in solution.

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