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Compositions and Structures of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks
Author(s) -
Noh Kyungkyou,
Lee Jisu,
Kim Jaheon
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.201800107
Subject(s) - zeolitic imidazolate framework , chemistry , porosity , imidazolate , nanotechnology , network topology , intuition , topology (electrical circuits) , metal organic framework , computer science , adsorption , organic chemistry , materials science , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , combinatorics , operating system
Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), which are composed of point metal centres and imidazolate linkers, can adopt numerous three‐dimensional structures. Their unique structures and porosity properties make ZIFs promising materials especially for gas separation applications. Recently their unusual phase transition properties are getting research attention rapidly. Indeed, all the properties of ZIFs are dependent on their structures. Although some empirical rules are known for discovering new ZIFs, still scientific intuition and trials are necessary to find proper reaction conditions. Also, practical information should be extracted from the accumulate achievements and in turn, applied to further exploration. In this regard, this article analyses the structures, compositions, and porosity of known ZIFs, where the relationship between imidazolates and topologies is described in detail.