Ion exchange as a way of controlling the chemical compositions of nano- and microparticles made from infinite coordination polymers

(Chemical Equation Presented) Ion balls: The composition of nano- and microparticles made from infinite coordination polymers can be chemically transformed through ion-exchange reactions without substantially changing the particle size and morphology. This approach is a straightforward and useful way of creating one precursor set of particles whose composition can be controllably transformed into that of a new set of compounds with different properties. © 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.