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Mixed Linker Strategies for Organic Framework Functionalization
Author(s) -
Bunck David N.,
Dichtel William R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201203145
Subject(s) - toolbox , monomer , linker , surface modification , nanotechnology , topology (electrical circuits) , computer science , materials science , chemistry , polymer , mathematics , organic chemistry , combinatorics , programming language , operating system
Framework materials have attracted intense interest for gas storage, separations, catalysis, and other applications as a consequence of their periodicity, high specific surface area, and rational synthesis. Cocrystallizing multiple monomers with identical linking chemistry represents an emerging route to access materials with increased complexity and advanced functions. This Concept Article highlights three strategies for framework synthesis that employ mixtures of monomers with 1) identical linking geometries, 2) different linking geometries, or 3) in which one monomer is truncated with respect to the other. These approaches offer a diverse toolbox to modify framework topology, incorporate active functionality, and rationally control crystallite size and morphology.