Robust and Multifunctional Wetting Resistance of de novo Engineered Nonfluorinated Metal–Organic Nanocrystals for Environmental Sustainability
Manju Solra,
Sherafudeen Fathima,
Sourav Das
et al.
Abstract:Direct synthesis of zeolitic imidazole framework crystals using bulky alkyl ligands is challenging. Herein, a bottom‐up approach to de novo synthesis of a superhydrophobic zeolitic metal–organic framework called mZIF, using mixed ligands, is developed. The mZIF nanocrystals contain a newly designed alkyl chain‐substituted 4‐imidazolate ligand, achieving tailorable hydrophobicity by varying the alkyl tail length. The molecular structure presenting appropriate ligands coupled with the porosity and roughness of t… Show more
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