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Coordination Chemistry: New Routes to Mesostructured Materials
Author(s) -
Roy Xavier,
MacLachlan Mark J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200900482
Subject(s) - prussian blue , mesoporous material , porosity , materials science , nanotechnology , porous medium , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , catalysis , electrode , electrochemistry
Merging of two structures : A strategy to develop micro–mesoporous materials using coordination chemistry is discussed and the concept is illustrated with the formation of mesostructured Prussian blue analogues. Through liquid‐crystal templating, new routes to metal–organic microporous frameworks with simultaneous mesoporosity are discussed.Although micro‐ and mesoporous materials have each been extensively studied separately, very little work has been done to combine both porosity ranges into a single material. Materials with bimodal porosity could have attractive properties for a wide range of applications and could open new areas of study. Here, we present a strategy to develop micro–mesoporous materials using coordination chemistry, and illustrate the concept with the formation of mesostructured Prussian blue analogues.