Stokes, Jessica; Burnett, Brandon (Weber State University)
Faculty Advisor: Burnett, Brandon (Weber State University, Chemistry)
Mechanochemistry has become a growing avenue for materials synthesis, as it typically requires little to no solvent, and often creates different crystalline phases compared to traditional synthetic methods. Liquid-assisted grinding, a form of mechanochemistry, was used to synthesize porphyrin paddle-wheel frameworks (PPFs). Three different crystalline phases were targeted in order to test the viability of this method on this class of materials and observe any difference compared to traditional solvothermal synthesis. X-ray diffraction was used to confirm the formation of each PPF phase. We found that mechanochemistry was indeed successful to sustainably synthesize PPFs. Additionally, we observed a significant difference in phase preference between the traditional solvothermal synthesis and liquid assisted grinding methods.