Prof. Fengting Li’s Team Published in Angewandte Chemie -International Edition: Self-Driven Seeding, Acid Stalling, and Solidifying: Time-Resolved Mapping of Nonclassical Pathways in Metal–Organic Gel Assembly

Recently, the research team led by Associate Professor Yinan Wu from Professor Fengting Li's group at CESE, in collaboration with Professor Jianrong Zeng's team from the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Associate Professor Huang Hailong from the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, published their findings in Angewandte Chemie -International Edition. The study employed a combination of techniques including in situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), in situ Zr K-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS), and in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) to systematically investigate the assembly process of UiO-66(Zr) gel. The work successfully elucidated its non-classical formation pathway, providing theoretical guidance for the synthesis of metal–organic gels (MOGs) and potentially expanding their applications in energy and environmental fields.

Article Link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202503855