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Crystalline Sponge Method by Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction.

Pohua Chen¹, Yang Liu², Chaochao Zhang²

¹College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

|February 24, 2022

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The crystalline sponge method combined with 3D electron diffraction (3D-ED) enables faster structure determination of guest molecules in porous materials. This novel approach improves diffusion in nanocrystals, reducing experimental time significantly.

Keywords:

crystalline sponge electron diffraction host-guest interaction porous materials structure solution

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Crystallography
Materials Science
Supramolecular Chemistry

Background:

The crystalline sponge method facilitates structure determination of challenging compounds.
Micron-sized crystals pose diffusion limitations, requiring extensive optimization.
Nanocrystals offer better diffusion but are unsuitable for single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD).

Purpose of the Study:

To adapt the crystalline sponge method for nanocrystals using 3D electron diffraction (3D-ED).
To accelerate guest soaking protocols and improve data collection efficiency.
To validate the accuracy of 3D-ED for crystalline sponge structure analysis.

Main Methods:

Utilized nanocrystalline porous complex {(ZnI2)3-[2,4,6-tris(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine]2·x(guest)}n for the crystalline sponge method.
Employed three-dimensional electron diffraction (3D-ED) for structure determination.
Collected and merged diffraction data from nanocrystals.

Main Results:

Achieved a 50-fold reduction in solvent exchange and guest soaking times compared to conventional methods.
Successfully resolved the crystal structures of the crystalline sponge with three different guests.
3D-ED data accuracy was comparable to SCXRD, with precise guest occupancy determination.

Conclusions:

Presents a new data collection strategy for the crystalline sponge method using 3D-ED on nanocrystals.
Demonstrates the potential of 3D-ED for studying host-guest interactions in porous materials.
Highlights the efficiency and accuracy of 3D-ED for complex structure determination.