MOF the beaten track: unusual structures and uncommon applications of metal–organic frameworks

摘要

Over the past few decades, metal鈥搊rganic frameworks (MOFs) have proved themselves as strong contenders in the world of porous materials, standing alongside established classes of compounds such as zeolites and activated carbons. Following extensive investigation into the porosity of these materials and their gas uptake properties, the MOF community are now branching away from these heavily researched areas, and venturing into unexplored avenues. Ranging from novel synthetic routes to post-synthetic functionalisation of frameworks, host鈥揼uest properties to sensing abilities, this review takes a sidestep away from increasingly 鈥榯raditional鈥?approaches in the field, and details some of the more curious qualities of this relatively young family of materials.