“…[4,5] Molecular self-assembly enables the synthesis of these complexes by the utilization of molecular tectons [6] and supramolecular synthons [7] to create infinite polymers that form crystals. The tectons are held together by a variety of interactions such as metalϪligand coordination bonds, [8Ϫ11] hydrogenbonds, [12Ϫ15] stacking interactions, [16] SϪ S bonds, [11] metalmetal contacts, [17] weak hydrogenϪbonds, [16,18] π··· π interactions or mixtures of these. [9,19] The networks created from the tectons come in many forms such as one-dimensional rods, ladders and tubes, [20] two-dimensional grids, sheets or honeycombs, [9] three-dimensional diamondoid (tetrahedral centers), [12,17,21,22] or simple cubic lattices (octahedral use of TNM (with a shorter ''coordination arm'' than TINM), in combination with an octahedral coordination geometry (4 Py, SO 4 2− and H 2 O) and a relatively large sulfate anion, leads to a sandwich-like layer structure with the anions between the MOF layers.…”