Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2009 · 311 citations · 35 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceInorganic ChemistryMaterials ChemistryOrganic ChemistryAluminum OxidesClose-packed StructuresCrystal EngineeringCrystal SystemsLattice StructuresOrganic SynthesisAlumina Crystal StructureMetal-organic Framework SynthesisMetal-organic FrameworksTetrahedral Coordination
Al together now! A new stable aluminum aminoterephthalate system contains octameric building blocks that are connected by organic linkers to form a 12-connected net (see picture). The structure adopts a cubic centered packing motive in which octameric units replace individual atoms, thus forming distorted octahedral (red sphere) and tetrahedral cages (green spheres) with effective accessible diameters of 1 and 0.45 nm, respectively.
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Design and synthesis of an exceptionally stable and highly porous metal-organic framework
Hailian Li, Mohamed Eddaoudi, M. O’Keeffe et al. · Nature · 1999 · 8.4K citations · Full text