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Functional Mixed Metal–Organic Frameworks with Metalloligands
Author(s) -
Das Madhab C.,
Xiang Shengchang,
Zhang Zhangjing,
Chen Banglin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201101534
Subject(s) - metal organic framework , nanotechnology , enantioselective synthesis , nanoscopic scale , catalysis , metal , materials science , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , adsorption
Immobilization of functional sites within metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is very important for their ability to recognize small molecules and thus for their functional properties. The metalloligand approach has enabled us to rationally immobilize a variety of different functional sites such as open metal sites, catalytic active metal sites, photoactive metal sites, chiral pore environments, and pores of tunable sizes and curvatures into mixed metal–organic frameworks (M′MOFs). In this Minireview, we highlight some important functional M′MOFs with metalloligands for gas storage and separation, enantioselective separation, heterogeneous asymmetric catalysis, sensing, and as photoactive and nanoscale drug delivery and biomedical imaging materials.