Evidence for a chemical clock in oscillatory formation of UiO-66

M. G. Goesten; M. F. de Lange; A. I. Olivos-Suarez; A. V. Bavykina; P. Serra-Crespo; C. Krywka; F. M. Bickelhaupt; F. Kapteijn; Jorge Gascon

doi:10.1038/ncomms11832

Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

Evidence for a chemical clock in oscillatory formation of UiO-66

M. G. Goesten,
M. F. de Lange,
A. I. Olivos-Suarez,
A. V. Bavykina,
P. Serra-Crespo,
C. Krywka,
F. M. Bickelhaupt,
F. Kapteijn,
Jorge Gascon

Affiliations

M. G. Goesten: Catalysis Engineering, Delft University of Technology
M. F. de Lange: Catalysis Engineering, Delft University of Technology
A. I. Olivos-Suarez: Catalysis Engineering, Delft University of Technology
A. V. Bavykina: Catalysis Engineering, Delft University of Technology
P. Serra-Crespo: Radiation Science and Technology
C. Krywka: National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory
F. M. Bickelhaupt: Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM), VU University
F. Kapteijn: Catalysis Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Jorge Gascon: Catalysis Engineering, Delft University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11832
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Reactions with non-linear kinetics, such as chemical clocks, are reasonably common but only well understood in the liquid phase. Here, the authors report and rationalize a chemical clock reaction taking place in a solidifying metal-organic framework.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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