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 modi cations.
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 |  School of Chemistry & Physics The University of Adelaide |
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| 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) |
| Flyer |  PDF (316KB) |
| Host | Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) | Contact | iCeMS Kitagawa Group | kitagawa-g@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp |