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Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks
Published on: September 5, 2014
Direct Visualization of Pyrrole Reactivity upon Confinement within a Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Framework
Alejandro Nuñez-Lopez1, Marta Galbiati1, Natalia M Padial1,2
1Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universitat de València, Paterna, 46980, València, Spain.
Abstract:
Metal-organic frameworks can be used as porous templates to exert control over polymerization reactions. Shown here are the possibilities offered by these crystalline, porous nanoreactors to capture highly-reactive intermediates for a better understanding of the mechanism of polymerization reactions. By using a cyclodextrin framework the polymerization of pyrrole is restricted, capturing the formation of terpyrrole cationic intermediates. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction is used to provide definite information on the supramolecular interactions that induce the formation and stabilization of a conductive array of cationic complexes.
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