A versatile environmental control cell for in situ guest exchange single‐crystal diffraction. (1st April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cox, Jordan M.; Walton, Ian M.; Benson, Cassidy A.; Chen, Yu‐Sheng; Benedict, Jason B.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied crystallography. Volume 48:Part 2(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 578
• Page End: 581
• Publication Date: 2015-04-01
• Subjects: Crystallography -- Periodicals; 548.05
• DOI: 10.1107/S160057671500432X
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8898

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <italic>In situ</italic> single‐crystal diffraction experiments provide researchers with the opportunity to study the response of crystalline systems, including metal–organic frameworks and other nanoporous materials, to changing local microenvironments. This paper reports a new environmental control cell that is remarkably easy to use, completely reusable, and capable of delivering static or dynamic vacuum, liquids or gases to a single‐crystal sample. Furthermore the device is nearly identical in size to standard single‐crystal mounts so a full unrestricted range of motion is expected for most commercial goniometers. <italic>In situ</italic> single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction experiments performed under dynamic gas‐flow conditions revealed the cell was capable of stabilizing a novel metastable intermediate in the dehydration reaction of a previously reported metal–organic framework.</p> </abstract>