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Crystalline metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs): synthesis, structure and function
Author(s) -
Dey Chandan,
Kundu Tanay,
Biswal Bishnu P.,
Mallick Arijit,
Banerjee Rahul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.604
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2052-5206
DOI - 10.1107/s2052520613029557
Subject(s) - metal organic framework , nanotechnology , supramolecular chemistry , materials science , organic molecules , molecule , chemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption
Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of hybrid network supramolecular solid materials comprised of organized organic linkers and metal cations. They can display enormously high surface areas with tunable pore size and functionality, and can be used as hosts for a range of guest molecules. Since their discovery, MOFs have experienced widespread exploration for their applications in gas storage, drug delivery and sensing. This article covers general and modern synthetic strategies to prepare MOFs, and discusses their structural diversity and properties with respect to application perspectives.