Because
of the growing interest in the applications of zeolitic
materials and the various challenges associated with traditional synthesis
methods, the development of novel synthesis approaches remains of
fundamental importance. Herein, we report a general route for the
synthesis of aluminophosphate (AlPO) zeotypes by simple calcination
of amorphous precursors at moderate temperatures (250–450 °C)
for short reaction times (3–60 min). Accordingly, highly crystalline
AlPO zeotypes with various topologies of AST, SOD, LTA, AEL, AFI, and -CLO, ranging from ultra-small to extra-large pores, have
been successfully synthesized. Multinuclear multidimensional solid-state
NMR techniques combined with complementary operando mass spectrometry
(MS), powder X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron
microscopy, and Raman characterizations reveal that covalently bonded
fluoride in the intermediates catalyze the bond breaking and remaking
processes. The confined organic structure-directing agents with high
thermal stability direct the ordered rearrangement. This novel synthesis
strategy not only shows excellent synthesis efficiency in terms of
a simple synthesis procedure, a fast crystallization rate, and a high
product yield, but also sheds new light on the crystallization mechanism
of zeolitic materials.