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Author Spotlight: Experimental Approaches for the Synthesis of Low-Valent Metal-Organic Frameworks from Multitopic Phosphine Linkers
Published on: May 12, 2023
Rare-earth acetates as alternative precursors for rare-earth cluster-based metal-organic frameworks
Micaela Richezzi1, P Rafael Donnarumma1, Christopher Copeman1
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Centre for NanoScience Research, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St W., Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada. ashlee.howarth@concordia.ca.
Abstract:
RE-UiO-66 analogues are synthesized using RE acetates as precursors for the first time. These MOFs are fully characterized and the influence of the precursor on the materials obtained is studied. Additionally, the influence of water on the yield of the syntheses and the quality of the materials is explored.
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The acidic strength of hydrocarbons follows the order: Alkynes > Alkenes > Alkanes. The strength of an acid is commonly expressed in units of pKa — the lower the pKa, the stronger the acid. Among the hydrocarbons, terminal alkynes have lower pKa values and are, therefore, more acidic. For example, the pKa values for ethane, ethene, and acetylene are 51, 44, and 25, respectively, as shown here.

