A Family of Microporous Materials Formed by Sn(IV) Phosphonate Nanoparticles

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 127; no. 31; pp. 10826 - 10827
• Main Authors: Subbiah, Ayyappan, Pyle, David, Rowland, Adam, Huang, Jin, Narayanan, R. Aravinda, Thiyagarajan, P, Zoń, Jerzy, Clearfield, Abraham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 10.08.2005
• Subjects: Chemistry; Colloidal state and disperse state; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Porous materials; Scanning electron microscopy; Pore size; Microporosity; Pore structure; Organic salt; Adsorption capacity; Molecular aggregation; Spherical particle; Particle suspension; Tin Organic compounds; Experimental study; Submicron particle

Reaction of Sn(IV) with phosphonic acids results in the formation of tin phosphonates with a spherical morphology arising from the aggregation of nanosized individual particles. Under high magnification, the spheres are shown to be porous with surface areas of 200−515 m2/g, depending on the type of...