K. Maeda et al., SYNTHESIS OF MICROPOROUS ALUMINUM METHYLPHOSPHONATE ALMEPO-ALPHA BY STEAM-INDUCED TOPOTACTIC TRANSFORMATION OF ALMEPO-BETA, Chemistry Letters, (9), 1997, pp. 879-880
Steaming treatment of AlMepO-beta at 500 degrees C induces transformat
ion into AlMepO-alpha. This procedure easily gives pure AlMepO-alpha w
ith a large adsorption capacity. A topotactic transformation mechanism
through coordination of water molecules at an aluminum site is propos
ed from comparison of both the framework structures.