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Re-Determination of the Crystal Structure of MIL-91(Al)
Nele Hermer1, Michael T Wharmby2, Norbert Stock1
1Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Christian-Albrechts-Universität Max-Eyth-Straße 2 24118 Kiel Germany.
Abstract:
The structure of one of the first permanently porous metal phosphonates, MIL-91(Al) was re-determined using high resolution synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction data. The new model is in a lower symmetry space group, with no disordered ligands in the structure, whilst remaining otherwise consistent with the reported compound. New milder synthetic conditions were also developed.
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