We have developed an advanced inorganic laboratory experiment involving the hydrothermal synthesis of a cobalt containing metal-organic framework (MOF) solid and the subsequent characterization using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and powder X-ray Diffraction (XRD).  This topic has relevance in the undergraduate inorganic chemistry program because of the upsurge in MOF research and especially since these compounds are now at the stage of being commercially developed for applications such as hydrogen storage or carbon dioxide removal. The experimental details and the student-generated results of the developed experiment will be presented.  Inexpensive and safe alternatives for the hydrothermal synthesis will also be discussed.

Hydrothermal synthesis and thermal analysis of a porous metal-organic framework:  An advanced inorganic chemistry experiment

239th National Meeting (2010)

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