Insight into the mechanism of modulated syntheses: <i>in situ</i> synchrotron diffraction studies on the formation of Zr-fumarate MOF

Abstract

<italic>In situ</italic> synchrotron diffraction studies on the formation of the Zr-fumarate MOF give insight into the mechanism of modulated MOF syntheses. In a water-based synthesis, evidence for a coordination modulation mechanism was found.