NMR monitors MOF assembly process

An image showing MFM-500(Ni)

Source: © Timothy Easun/Cardiff University

Technique adapted to interrogate nucleation and growth mechanism

Researchers in the UK have used a combination of solid-state and solution NMR to gain insight into metal–organic framework (MOF) formation for the first time.1 The technique can be applied to virtually any MOF, potentially providing a better understanding of how MOFs are formed more generally.