Aluminum

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A New Al-MOF Based on a Unique Column-Shaped Inorganic Building Unit Ex-
47- 019 hibiting Strongly Hydrophilic Sorption Behavior. — The new metal-organic frame-
work [Al13 (OH)27 (H2O)6(bdc-NH2)3Cl 6(iPrOH) 6] (H2bdc-NH2: 2-aminoterephthalic
acid) is solvothermally synthesized from a mixture of H2bdc-NH 2 and a large excess of
AlCl3 in i-PrOH (autoclave, 120 °C, 12 h). The compound is characterized by powder
XRD, IR spectroscopy, and solid state NMR spectroscopy. It crystallizes in the hexag-
onal space group P63/mmc. The framework structure exhibits a unique column-shaped
inorganic building unit, which is based on stacked, corner-sharing Al13 clusters. The
highly polar surface built up by OH- and NH2-groups, chloride ions, and solvent mol-
ecules induces a strong affinity towards polar adsorbents like CO2 and especially to-
wards H2O. — (REINSCH, H.; MARSZALEK, B.; WACK, J.; SENKER, J.; GIL, B.;
STOCK*, N.; Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) 48 (2012) 76, 9486-9488,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2cc34909d ; Inst. Anorg. Chem.,
Christian-Albrechts-Univ., D-24118 Kiel, Germany; Eng.) — W. Pewestorf

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