Isoreticular expansion of polyMOFs achieves high surface area materials

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Sep 26;53(77):10684-10687. doi: 10.1039/c7cc04222a.

Abstract

The concept of isoreticular chemistry has become a core principle in metal-organic framework (MOF) materials. Isoreticular chemistry has shown that organic ligands of different sizes, but with a common geometry/symmetry can be used to generate MOFs of related topologies, but with expanded pore sizes and volumes. In this report, polymer-MOF hybrid materials (polyMOFs) with a UiO (UiO = University of Oslo) architecture are shown to adhere to the principle of isoreticular expansion, generating polyMOFs with large surface areas and enhanced stability.