The MOF+ Technique: A Potential Multifunctional Platform

Pores are the most ubiquitous moieties in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Based on pore, the MOFs can thus communicate with various guest molecules, leading to many important applications such as storage, separation, and catalysis. However, its abundant surface, presenting another basic component,...

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Published in:Chemistry : a European journal 2018-09, Vol.24 (52), p.13701-13705
Main Authors: Xiong, Yang Yang, Wu, Hui Qiong, Luo, Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adsorption
Catalysis
Chemistry
Metal-organic frameworks
MOF+ technique
reduction
surface reaction
Surface stability
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Summary:Pores are the most ubiquitous moieties in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Based on pore, the MOFs can thus communicate with various guest molecules, leading to many important applications such as storage, separation, and catalysis. However, its abundant surface, presenting another basic component, is often ignored. This is primarily due to the intrinsic stability of surface atoms of MOFs towards external surroundings, or an opposite status of badly destroying the structure of MOFs. In this concept article, we present a novel MOF+ technique, which is a complete surface technique. The design, mechanism, applications, challenges and perspectives are discussed in detail. In this Concept article, the MOF+ method is presented. The origin of this method is the surface reaction between Fe2+/or Fe3+ ions and phenol group in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), which is similar to the well‐known phenol‐Fe3+ reaction. Most importantly, the reaction only occurs on the surface of MOF samples, thus completely maintaining the pore and structure of MOFs.
ISSN:0947-6539
1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/chem.201801348