Recent advances of functional heterometallic-organic framework (HMOF) materials: Design strategies and applications

Green and Large-Scale Preparation of Chiral Metal–Organic Frameworks via Mechanochemistry

“…Asymmetric catalysis is one of the most important approaches to obtain chiral substances, so heterogeneous asymmetric catalysts have received extensive attention . Chiral metal–organic frameworks (CMOFs), as a new class of heterogeneous chiral materials with the features of chirality and porosity, have drawn much attention due to their fascinating latent applications in enantiomer recognition, enantioselective adsorption/separation, and asymmetric catalysis. − Generally, the synthetic methods of CMOFs include direct synthesis, postsynthetic modification, encapsulation, and chiral induction. − Irrespective of the route, a traditional hydro/solvothermal technique is always involved in the synthesis process, which plays a role in dissolving reactants in the supercritical state and then enabling them to self-assemble by electrostatic interaction to construct CMOFs with a regular morphology and good crystal shape . However, hydro/solvothermal conditions lead to complicated preparation and environmental issues due to the requirement of long reaction time, high energy consumption, plenty of expensive/hazardous organic solvents, and a high-pressure environment.…”

Acridine based metal–organic framework host–guest featuring efficient photoelectrochemical-type photodetector and white LED

“…Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous materials extended by coordination bonding between organic ligands and metal ions or clusters. 1–5 Their tunability and structural diversity as well as synthetic convenience enable the application of these materials in a variety of fields, such as materials science, engineering, physics, biomedicine, nanotechnology, and other cognate disciplines. 6–19 During the past decade, a variety of guest-encapsulated MOF systems (Guest@MOFs) and luminescent MOF materials (LMOFs) have also been extensively studied owing to their facile synthesis routes and promising candidates for optoelectronic and photonic applications.…”

Fully unsaturated all-carbon bifluorenylidene-based polymeric frameworks: synthesis and efficient photocatalysis

“…15,16 Among them, the most eminent are conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs), hyper cross-linked polymers (HCPs), porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs), polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs), and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), which have interesting applications in gas storage, catalysis, and separation processes. 17–24 The class of CMPs is gaining much attention due to their superior chemical and thermal stability, multiple functionalities, and porous structures with unlimited building block choices. Most importantly, highly electron-delocalized frameworks of porous polymers allow for efficient light absorption and charge transport, making them promising adsorbents and photocatalysts.…”