Zn4(OH)2(1,2,4-BTC)2 - a rod packing microporous metal-organic framework with open metal sites for selective separation and sensing of small molecules

摘要

Disclosed herein are rod-packing robust microporous metal-organic frameworks having the repeat unit Zn₄(OH)₂(1,2,4-BTC)₂, useful for applications such as selective gas storage, selective gas sorption and/or separation, selective sensing of chemicals, and catalysis.