A significant
drawback to these materials is the energy and time intensive processes required for their
4.51 (C-H) 7.6
0.04 to 0.44 3.83 (C-C) 0.026
10 (298 K) Energy -6 to 10-4
(eV)
Ionic
Bonds
Covalent
Bonds
Hydrogen
Bonds
Brownian
Motion
Microwave
Radiation
synthesis. In the early 1990’s for zeolites18 and just recently for MOFs, microwave heating has
been shown to dramatically increase the rate of formation of these materials.