Crystal engineering in confined spaces. A novel method to grow crystalline metal phosphonates in alginate gel systems
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Fecha
2012 -
Editorial/Editor
The Royal Society of Chemistry -
Palabras clave
Química; Cristalografía -
Resumen
In this paper we report a crystal growth method for metal phosphonate frameworks in alginate gels. It consists of a metalcontaining alginate gel, in which a solution of phosphonate ligand is slowly diffused. Crystals of metal phosphonate products are formed inside the gel. We have applied this for a variety of metal ions (alkaline-earth metals, transition metals and lanthanides) and a number of polyphosphonic acid and mixed carboxy/phosphonic acid ligands. -