160th iCeMS Seminar: Assoc Prof Christopher J Sumby

Metal-organic frameworks, also known as porous coordination polymers (PCPs), are crystalline materials that can be synthesised from metal ions or metal-oxide clusters (joints) and organic building blocks (links). Through careful consideration of the nature of the organic links that are incorporated into a MOF, the properties of the material can be tailored for particular applications. The ability to tune the exibility of a framework, wherein the material may show enhanced or diminished pore volumes, surface areas and gated adsorption behaviour, are highly sought-after modications.

In this regard, we have been investigating the synthesis of MOFs that contain organic links whereby coordination and/or guest removal can modulate the exibility of the link and hence the framework. This seminar will outline a number of new results in this area pertaining to crystal-to-crystal transformations, switchable physical properties, and CO2/N2 separations. We will also discuss new results on how such exible MOFs can be used to provide structural insight into inorganic reactivity through single crystal X-ray crystallography.

Lecturer
Assoc Prof Christopher J Sumby
School of Chemistry & Physics
The University of Adelaide
Title Flexible MOFs: Providing a Window into Inorganic Chemistry and Reactivity
Date / Time Mon, 17 Mar 2014 / 16:00-1730
Venue Room A2-303, Katsura Campus
Kyoto University
-> Katsura Campus Directions (#5 building on the map)
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Host Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS)
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