With the current increase of interest in amorphous MOFs and ZIFs for various applications, there is a need for optimal and environmentally friendly synthesis of the parent materials. One of the ZIFs that has received the most research to date, along with ZIF-62, is ZIF-76. ZIF-62 has already been produced mechanochemically, while the majority of ZIF-76 is currently produced using solvothermal synthesis in an autoclave with DMF as the solvent. Herein, we present two new green synthesis methods for creating a ZIF-76 framework. The mechanochemical and precipitation approaches were developed to shorten reaction times and allow for room temperature synthesis. This work represents the first step toward green synthesis of ZIF-76 and its thermally treated variants.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.