Fig. 2: Initial ZIF synthesis dataset.
From: Algorithmic iterative reticular synthesis of zeolitic imidazolate framework crystals
a, Chemical structures and abbreviations of eight starting linkers: IM, 2mIM, 2nIM, 45dcIM, bIM, 9pur, 5cbIM and 4ad5mIM. Abbreviations denote neutral linkers when referring to reactants, but represent their deprotonated forms in ZIF chemical formulae unless specified otherwise. b, Representative optical images showing different reaction outcomes: clear solution, precipitate, non-ZIF crystals (red frames, failures) and ZIF single crystals (blue frame, success). Scale bars, 100 μm. Crystal structures represented by ball-and-stick models (right) show Zn5(bIM)6(HCOO)4(DMF)2 (b-axis view) and Zn(bIM)2 (c-axis view) with zinc polyhedra in pink. c, Success rate landscapes for each starting linker as a function of temperature and log linker-to-metal ratio, averaged over total concentration. Increasing shades of red indicate higher success rates.
