C. Serre, F. Millange, Christelle Thouvenot
Oct 19, 2002
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Abstract
The first three-dimensional chromium(III) dicarboxylate, MIL-53as or CrIII(OH)·{O2C−C6H4−CO2}·{HO2C−C6H4−CO2H}0.75, has been obtained under hydrothermal conditions (as: as-synthesized). The free acid can be removed by calcination giving the resulting solid, MIL-53ht or CrIII(OH)·{O2C−C6H4−CO2}. At room temperature, MIL-53ht adsorbs atmospheric water immediately to give CrIII(OH)·{O2C−C6H4−CO2}·H2O or MIL-53lt (lt: low-temperature form, ht: high-temperature form). Both structures, which have been determined by using X-ray powder diffraction data, are built up from chains of chromium(III) octahedra linked through terephthalate dianions. This creates a three-dimensional structure with an array of one-dimensional large pore channels filled with free disordered terephthalic molecules (MIL-53as) or water molecules (MIL-53lt); when the free molecules are removed, this leads to a nanoporous solid (MIL-53ht) with a Langmuir surface area over 1500 m2/g. The transition between the hydrated form (MIL-53lt) and the a...