Cheetham AK, Férey G, Loiseau T
Institut Lavoisier, Université de Versailles St. Quentin, 45 Avenue des Etats Unis, F-78035 Versailles Cedex (France).
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 1999 Nov 15;38(22):3268-3292.
Aluminosilicate zeolites such as UTD-1 (structure shown) belong to a family of nanoporous inorganic materials that find utility in catalysis, separation, and ion exchange. During the last decade, the rate of discovery of new open-framework materials based, for example, on phosphates, sulfides, halides, nitrides, and coordination compounds has increased dramatically. The synthesis, structures, and properties of this remarkable class of materials are reviewed.
