Owing to the significant difference in the numbers of simulated and experimentally feasible zeolite structures, several alternative strategies have been developed for zeolite synthesis. Despite their rationality and originality, most of these techniques are based on trial-and-error, which makes it difficult to predict the structure of new materials. Assembly-Disassembly-Organization-Reassembly (ADOR) method overcoming this limitation was successfully applied to a limited number of structures with relatively stable crystalline layers (UTL, UOV, *CTH). Here, we report a straightforward, vapour-phase-transport strategy for the transformation of IWW zeolite with low-density silica layers connected by labile Ge-rich units into material with new topology. In situ XRD and XANES studies on the mechanism of IWW rearrangement reveal an unusual structural distortion-reconstruction of the framework throughout the process. Therefore, our findings provide a step forward towards engineering nanoporous materials and increasing the number of zeolites available for future applications.

Center for High resolution Electron Microscopy School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University 393 Middle Huaxia Road 201210 Pudong Shanghai China

Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry Faculty of Science Charles University Hlavova 8 128 43 Prague Czechia

EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of St Andrews Purdie Building St Andrews KY16 9ST UK

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China 230026 Hefei Anhui P R China

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ADOR zeolite with 12 × 8 × 8-ring pores derived from IWR germanosilicate

Mechanochemically assisted hydrolysis in the ADOR process