Magnesium based coordination polymers: Syntheses, structures, properties and applications

• Published in: Coordination chemistry reviews 2019-11, Vol.399, p.213025, Article 213025
• Main Authors: Wu, Zhao-Feng, Tan, Bin, Lustig, William P., Velasco, Ever, Wang, Hao, Huang, Xiao-Ying, Li, Jing
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Application; Coordination polymer; Crystal structure; Functionality; Magnesium; Synthesis
• ISSN: 0010-8545; 1873-3840
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.213025

•The history & chemistry of magnesium metal and the advantages of using Mg2+ ion to construct coordination polymers (CPs) are summarized and presented.•The structural features, and the property studies of Mg-CPs including but not limited to adsorption/separation, fluorescence, catalysis, and energy related applications are discussed and highlighted in tables.•The outlook and possible challenges regarding Mg-CPs are illustrated. Coordination polymers (CPs) and/or metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been a hot research topic over the past two decades. Many CPs structures based on p-, d-, f- and some s-block metal ions, including magnesium (Mg), have been reported. While not as common in the literature as some other metals, magnesium-based CPs have unique potential applications, largely because of the specific properties of the Mg metal. Mg-CPs can possess high gravimetric gas storage capacities due to the metal’s low density, can facilitate base-catalyzed reactions as a result of its strong Lewis acidity, and have shown high performance as electrode materials due to its high-density energy storage capacity. This review intends to provide an overview on the research related to Mg-CPs in the past twenty years. We will briefly describe various structural features, important properties, and potential applications of the Mg-CPs reported during this time period. A number of representative examples will be discussed for each type of important application.