The Early History and Growth of Metal Phosphonate Chemistry Check Access

This chapter begins with the report by Alberti and co-workers on the synthesis of zirconium phosphonates. It then provides details on the subsequent development of this class of compounds. The reader is then presented with early studies on divalent and trivalent phosphonates, with aluminum phosphonates being treated separately. After a listing of review articles covering the period up to the year 2000, topics of primary interest to the author's research are treated. These include staged materials, functionalization of metal phosphonates and porous pillared nanostructures of four-valent and aluminum phosphonates. Applications in catalysis, ion exchange, proton conduction and nuclear separations are described. A final section describes some interesting results concerned with monovalent phosphonates. The 18 chapters that make up the rest of the book are a testament to the enormous growth and variety of studies in metal phosphonate chemistry.