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Influence of 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride on MIL-53(Al) crystallinity and particle size
Oliver Wang1, Pranavsai Vadlamudi1, Victoria Jang1
1Department of Chemistry, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA. a.ortollbloch@bowdoin.edu.
Abstract:
Little is known about ionic liquids as MOF crystallization additives. We investigate the role of 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride (OmimCl) in MIL-53(Al) hydrothermal synthesis. Higher crystallinities and particle sizes with 0.05-0.50% v/v OmimCl suggest preferential growth along [001]. With 1.0-10% v/v OmimCl, missing linkers and lower crystallinities indicate arrested growth.
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