byLi H.L., Eddaoudi M., Laine A., O'Keeffe M., Yaghi O.M.
Year:1999DOI:10.1021/ja990410r
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J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121 (25), pp 6096–6097
Abstract
Realizing the synthesis and crystal structure of microporous
materials with pore sizes 10-20 Å has been a formidable
challenge in molecular sieve science. Access to such materials,
with uniform pore size, is expected to impact the petrochemical
and the life-sciences fields by providing opportunities for the sizeand shape-selective catalysis/separation of large molecules.1 In
this direction, theoretical approaches to decorating specific
4-connected networks have been proposed,2 whereby replacing
each (T1) tetrahedron, TX4, in a given network by a larger
tetrahedron (hereafter referred to as a supertetrahedron), signified
Tn, yields a porous network due to the increased size of the
building blocks.3 With large n, frameworks of unprecedented
porosity could be achieved. Recognizing the potential of this
approach, we have embarked on a program aimed at using
inorganic clusters as molecular building blocks in the assembly
of extended networks: The copolymerization of Mn(II) with the