Mesoporous oxides have received great attention due to their potential application in various fields. As an alternative to sol-gel and templating strategies, we introduce a frugal approach in synthesizing gallium based mesoporous oxides. Utilizing core shell particles produced using the SLICE technique as the metal reservoir and controlling solution chemistry, coordination polymers were realized via self-assembly. Magic angle spinning (MAS) solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments confirms the structure of our coordination polymer, which contains acetate and hydroxo bridging ligands. Physically, the product exists as submicron sized, ‘beam’ shaped structures, presumably due to preferential growth at the hydroxo groups. Heat treatment of these frameworks allowed us to tune porosity, and optical properties when the environment is regulated.

Self-assembled coordination polymer as intermediate in synthesis of porous oxide from bulk metal

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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