Issue 8, 2017

Chemical reaction within a compact non-porous crystal containing molecular clusters without the loss of crystallinity

Abstract

The very rare occurrence of a gas–solid chemical reaction has been found to take place on a molecule within a compact non-porous crystal without destroying its long-range structural order and retaining similar crystal structures when yellow crystals of FeII4(mbm)4Cl4(MeOH)4 were exposed to air to give black [FeIII4(mbm)4Cl4(OH)4]·2H2O. The latter cannot be synthesised directly. The original cluster underwent an exchange of methanol to hydroxide, an oxidation of Fe(II) to Fe(III), a change in stereochemistry and hydration while the packing and space-group remained unaltered.

Graphical abstract: Chemical reaction within a compact non-porous crystal containing molecular clusters without the loss of crystallinity

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
07 Mar 2017
Accepted
16 Jun 2017
First published
19 Jun 2017
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2017,8, 5356-5361

Chemical reaction within a compact non-porous crystal containing molecular clusters without the loss of crystallinity

M. Zhang, T. Yang, Z. Wang, X. Ma, Y. Zhang, S. M. Greer, S. A. Stoian, Z. Ouyang, H. Nojiri, M. Kurmoo and M. Zeng, Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 5356 DOI: 10.1039/C7SC01041A

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