Simplifying and expanding the scope of boron imidazolate framework (BIF) synthesis using mechanochemistry

Cameron B. Lennox; Jean Louis Do; Joshua G. Crew; Mihails Arhangelskis; Hatem M. Titi; Ashlee J. Howarth; Omar K. Farha; Tomislav Friščić

doi:10.1039/d1sc03665c

Simplifying and expanding the scope of boron imidazolate framework (BIF) synthesis using mechanochemistry

Cameron B. Lennox, Jean Louis Do, Joshua G. Crew, Mihails Arhangelskis, Hatem M. Titi, Ashlee J. Howarth, Omar K. Farha, Tomislav Friščić^*

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Mechanochemistry enables rapid access to boron imidazolate frameworks (BIFs), including ultralight materials based on Li and Cu(i) nodes, as well as new, previously unexplored systems based on Ag(i) nodes. Compared to solution methods, mechanochemistry is faster, provides materials with improved porosity, and replaces harsh reactants (e.g. n-butylithium) with simpler and safer oxides, carbonates or hydroxides. Periodic density-functional theory (DFT) calculations on polymorphic pairs of BIFs based on Li+, Cu+ and Ag+ nodes reveals that heavy-atom nodes increase the stability of the open SOD-framework relative to the non-porous dia-polymorph.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	14499-14506
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chemical Science
Volume	12
Issue number	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc03665c
State	Published - Nov 21 2021

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