Microwave heating used in organic chemistry for decades has only recently been applied to Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOF).
In this Dalton Transactions Perspective, Klinowski and co-workers clearly describe the advantages of using microwave synthesis to prepare a range of coordination network materials: short reaction times, fast kinetics of crystal nucleation and growth, and high yields of desirable products which can be isolated with few or no secondary products. The growth of nano-sized crystallites which may find direct applications in functional devices is highlighted.
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Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Metal–Organic Frameworks Jacek Klinowski, Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Patrícia Silva and João Rocha
Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 321-330
DOI: 10.1039/C0DT00708K, Perspective
