Vortex grinding for mechanochemistry: Application for automated supramolecular catalysis and preparation of a metal-organic framework

Abstract

An automated grinding method based on a vortex mixer has been developed. The method enables simultaneous grinding and UV-irradiation, as well as in situ monitoring of solid-state reactivity. The method has been applied to a cocrystallization, supramolecular catalysis, and the preparation of a metal-organic framework. © 2012 Royal Society of Chemistry.