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Freeze-drying synthesis of an amorphous Zn(2+) complex and its transformation to a 2-D coordination framework in the
Dalton Transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
|November 3, 2015
Abstract:
An amorphous and metastable precursor for a Zn two-dimensional coordination framework was synthesised via freeze drying. The precursor comprises randomly packed discrete clusters of a Zn complex. The amorphous-to-crystalline framework transformation, which was triggered by the gentle application of heat or pressure, was accompanied by a change in the coordination geometry of the Zn(2+) ions from tetrahedral to octahedral symmetry.

