Studying Reactions in Metal-Organic Frameworks

Lead Research Organisation: University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Chemistry

Abstract

The ability to precisely determine molecular structure lies at the heart of chemistry. Often reactions proceed so rapidly that the determination of the three-dimensional structure of a molecule, particularly short-lived intermediates, can be enormously challenging if not impossible using conventional approaches. Single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) has provided the primary methodology for determining molecular structure for many years but is limited by the requirement for a single crystal of a molecular species which is not always possible if a compound is highly reactive, produced in small quantities or simply does not form single crystals. This project will address some of these problems by developing an approach that uses metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as a platform for trapping and supporting metal complexes that are able to undergo subsequent reactions all in the crystalline phase.

Publications

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Studentship Projects

Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
EP/R513283/1 30/09/2018 29/09/2023
2273992 Studentship EP/R513283/1 30/09/2019 31/12/2020 Jennifer Robertson