Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) beyond crystallinity: amorphous MOFs, MOF liquids and MOF glasses

J Fonseca, T Gong, L Jiao, HL Jiang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has been incorrectly believed to be purely
crystalline. However, non-crystalline MOFs (amorphous MOFs, MOF liquids, and MOF …

Industrial applications of ionic liquids

AJ Greer, J Jacquemin, C Hardacre - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since their conception, ionic liquids (ILs) have been investigated for an extensive range of
applications including in solvent chemistry, catalysis, and electrochemistry. This is due to …

Metal–organic cages for molecular separations

D Zhang, TK Ronson, YQ Zou, JR Nitschke - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Separation technology is central to industries as diverse as petroleum, pharmaceuticals,
mining and life sciences. Metal–organic cages, a class of molecular containers formed via …

The changing state of porous materials

TD Bennett, FX Coudert, SL James, AI Cooper - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Porous materials contain regions of empty space into which guest molecules can be
selectively adsorbed and sometimes chemically transformed. This has made them useful in …

Porous Metal–Organic Framework Liquids for Enhanced CO2 Adsorption and Catalytic Conversion

YH Zou, YB Huang, DH Si, Q Yin, QJ Wu… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The unique applications of porous metal–organic framework (MOF) liquids with permanent
porosity and fluidity have attracted significant attention. However, fabrication of porous MOF …

Enabling sustainable chemistry with ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents: a fad or the future?

AA Quintana, AM Sztapka… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) debuted with a promise of a superior
sustainability footprint due to their low vapor pressure. However, their toxicity and high cost …

A porous metal-organic cage liquid for sustainable CO2 conversion reactions

C He, YH Zou, DH Si, ZA Chen, TF Liu, R Cao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Porous liquids are fluids with the permanent porosity, which can overcome the poor gas
solubility limitations of conventional porous solid materials for three phase gas-liquid-solid …

Assembling metal–organic cages as porous materials

E Sánchez-González, MY Tsang, J Troyano… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
There is growing interest in metal–organic cages (MOCs) as porous materials owing to their
processability in solution. The discrete molecular character and surface features of MOCs …

Solution processable metal–organic frameworks for mixed matrix membranes using porous liquids

A Knebel, A Bavykina, SJ Datta, L Sundermann… - Nature Materials, 2020 - nature.com
The combination of well-defined molecular cavities and chemical functionality makes
crystalline porous solids attractive for a great number of technological applications, from …

Permanently microporous metal–organic polyhedra

AJ Gosselin, CA Rowland, ED Bloch - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
As compared to porous network solids, including metal–organic frameworks, covalent–
organic frameworks, porous aromatic frameworks, and zeolites, porous molecular materials …