Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
7.4
4.2
Journals
Molecules
Special Issues
Advanced Research of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Applications
molecules-logo
Submit to Molecules Review for Molecules Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

► Journal Menu

Journal Browser

► Journal Browser
share announcement

Advanced Research of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Applications

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 16926

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Haomiao Xie

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
Interests: metal-organic framework; synthesis; coordination chemistry; organometallics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Dr. Mohammad Rasel Mian

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Interests: metal-organic framework; multifunctional materials; low dimensional materials; synthesis; catalysis
Dr. Wei Gong

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: metal-organic framework materials; self-assembly; reticular synthesis; topology; gas adsorption and separation; heterogeneous catalysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are 2D or 3D crystalline and porous materials constructed by connecting inorganic and organic units by strong coordination bonds, also known as reticular chemistry. The infinite possibilities of the combination of individual components have led to more than 70,000 different MOFs being synthesized and studied within the past two decades. Currently, MOFs are still attracting significant research interest from disciplines across chemistry, materials science, and engineering. The outstanding structural diversity and precise controllability of MOF structures have endowed them with incredible fucntions that are able to address many enduring societal challenges pertaining to energy and environmental sustainability.

This Special Issue aims to gather the latest advances in this topic from across the scientific community. All aspects relevent to the design, synthesis, and applications of MOFs will be considered in this Special Issue.

Dr. Haomiao Xie
Dr. Mohammad Rasel Mian
Dr. Wei Gong
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Molecules is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • metal-organic frameworks
  • porous materials
  • reticular chemistry
  • self-assembly

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.

Published Papers (5 papers)

Download All Papers
Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

Jump to: Review

18 pages, 7749 KiB  
Article
Host–Guest Interactions of Zirconium-Based Metal–Organic Framework with Ionic Liquid
by Mohd. Faridzuan Majid, Hayyiratul Fatimah Mohd Zaid, Muhammad Fadhlullah Abd Shukur, Azizan Ahmad and Khairulazhar Jumbri
Molecules 2023, 28(6), 2833; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062833 - 21 Mar 2023
Cited by 3 | Viewed by 2116
Abstract
A metal–organic framework (MOF) is a three-dimensional crystalline compound made from organic ligands and metals. The cross-linkage between organic ligands and metals creates a network of coordination polymers containing adjustable voids with a high total surface area. This special feature of MOF made [...] Read more.
A metal–organic framework (MOF) is a three-dimensional crystalline compound made from organic ligands and metals. The cross-linkage between organic ligands and metals creates a network of coordination polymers containing adjustable voids with a high total surface area. This special feature of MOF made it possible to form a host–guest interaction with small molecules, such as ionic liquid (IL), which can alter the phase behavior and improve the performance in battery applications. The molecular interactions of MOF and IL are, however, hard to understand due to the limited number of computational studies. In this study, the structural parameters of a zirconium-based metal–organic framework (UiO-66) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, [EMIM][TFSI] were investigated via a combined experimental and computational approach using the linker model approach. When IL was loaded, the bond length and bond angle of organic linkers were distorted due to the increased electron density surrounding the framework. The increase in molecular orbital energy after confining IL stabilized the structure of this hybrid system. The molecular interactions study revealed that the combination of UiO-66 and [EMIM][TFSI] could be a promising candidate as an electrolyte material in an energy storage system. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Applications)
►▼ Show Figures

Graphical abstract

17 pages, 4745 KiB  
Article
Formation of Gold Nanoclusters from Goldcarbonyl Chloride inside the Metal-Organic Framework HKUST-1
by Zeinab Mohamed Hassan, Wei Guo, Alexander Welle, Robert Oestreich, Christoph Janiak and Engelbert Redel
Molecules 2023, 28(6), 2716; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062716 - 17 Mar 2023
Cited by 2 | Viewed by 2132
Abstract
Gas-phase infiltration of the carbonylchloridogold(I), Au(CO)Cl precursor into the pores of HKUST-1 ([Cu3(BTC)2(H2O)2], Cu-BTC) SURMOFs (surface-mounted metal-organic frameworks; BTC = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate) leads to Au(CO)Cl decomposition within the MOF through hydrolysis with the aqua ligands on [...] Read more.
Gas-phase infiltration of the carbonylchloridogold(I), Au(CO)Cl precursor into the pores of HKUST-1 ([Cu3(BTC)2(H2O)2], Cu-BTC) SURMOFs (surface-mounted metal-organic frameworks; BTC = benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate) leads to Au(CO)Cl decomposition within the MOF through hydrolysis with the aqua ligands on Cu. Small Aux clusters with an average atom number of x ≈ 5 are formed in the medium-sized pores of the HKUST-1 matrix. These gold nanoclusters are homogeneously distributed and crystallographically ordered, which was supported by simulations of the powder X-ray diffractometric characterization. Aux@HKUST-1 was further characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and infrared reflection absorption (IRRA) as well as Raman spectroscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Applications)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

14 pages, 4258 KiB  
Article
Thermally Crosslinked Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework Membranes for Highly Selective Ion Separation
by Xiyu Song, Chen Wang, Xiangyu Gao, Yao Wang, Rui Xu, Jian Wang and Peng Li
Molecules 2023, 28(5), 2173; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052173 - 26 Feb 2023
Cited by 7 | Viewed by 7990
Abstract
The weak bonding energy and flexibility of hydrogen bonds can hinder the long-term use of hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF) materials under harsh conditions. Here we invented a thermal-crosslinking method to form polymer materials based on a diamino triazine (DAT) HOF (FDU-HOF-1), containing high-density [...] Read more.
The weak bonding energy and flexibility of hydrogen bonds can hinder the long-term use of hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF) materials under harsh conditions. Here we invented a thermal-crosslinking method to form polymer materials based on a diamino triazine (DAT) HOF (FDU-HOF-1), containing high-density hydrogen bonding of N-H⋯N. With the increase of temperature to 648 K, the formation of –NH– bonds between neighboring HOF tectons by releasing NH3 was observed based on the disappearance of the characteristic peaks of amino groups on FDU-HOF-1 in the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ss-NMR). The variable temperature PXRD indicated the formation of a new peak at 13.2° in addition to the preservation of the original diffraction peaks of FDU-HOF-1. The water adsorption, acid-base stability (12 M HCl to 20 M NaOH) and solubility experiments concluded that the thermally crosslinked HOFs (TC-HOFs) are highly stable. The membranes fabricated by TC-HOF demonstrate the permeation rate of K+ ions as high as 270 mmol m−2 h−1 as well as high selectivity of K+/Mg2+ (50) and Na+/Mg2+ (40), which was comparable to Nafion membranes. This study provides guidance for the future design of highly stable crystalline polymer materials based on HOFs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Applications)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

9 pages, 1853 KiB  
Article
The Synthesis, Characterization and Anti-Tumor Activity of a Cu-MOF Based on Flavone-6,2′-dicarboxylic Acid
by Jie Zhang, Tingting Jiang, Xinyu Song, Qing Li, Yang Liu, Yanhua Wang, Xiaoyan Chi, Jie Sun and Liangliang Zhang
Molecules 2023, 28(1), 129; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010129 - 23 Dec 2022
Cited by 3 | Viewed by 1877
Abstract
A novel two-dimensional copper(II) framework (LDU-1), formulated as {[Cu2(L)2·2NMP}n (H2L = flavone-6,2′-dicarboxylic acid, NMP = N-Methyl pyrrolidone), has been constructed under solvothermal conditions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis and powder X-ray [...] Read more.
A novel two-dimensional copper(II) framework (LDU-1), formulated as {[Cu2(L)2·2NMP}n (H2L = flavone-6,2′-dicarboxylic acid, NMP = N-Methyl pyrrolidone), has been constructed under solvothermal conditions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). In the crystal structure, the Cu(II) shows hex-coordinated with the classical Cu paddle-wheel coordination geometry, and the flavonoid ligand coordinates with the Cu(II) ion in a bidentate bridging mode. Of particular interest of LDU-1 is the presence of anti-tumor activity against three human cancer cell lines including lung adenocarcinoma(A549), Michigan cancer foundation-7 (MCF-7), erythroleukemia (K562) and murine melanoma B16F10, indicating synergistic enhancement effects between metal ions and organic linkers. A cell cycle assay indicates that LDU-1 induces cells to arrest at S phase obviously at a lower concentration. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Applications)
►▼ Show Figures

Graphical abstract

Review

Jump to: Research

14 pages, 2690 KiB  
Review
Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks for Light Hydrocarbon Separation
by Xiang Gao, Wen-Hui Yan, Bo-Yang Hu, Yu-Xin Huang and Shi-Mei Zheng
Molecules 2023, 28(17), 6337; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28176337 - 30 Aug 2023
Cited by 4 | Viewed by 1905
Abstract
The separation of light hydrocarbon compounds is an important process in the chemical industry. Currently, its separation methods mainly include distillation, membrane separation, and physical adsorption. However, these traditional methods or materials have some drawbacks and disadvantages, such as expensive equipment costs and [...] Read more.
The separation of light hydrocarbon compounds is an important process in the chemical industry. Currently, its separation methods mainly include distillation, membrane separation, and physical adsorption. However, these traditional methods or materials have some drawbacks and disadvantages, such as expensive equipment costs and high energy consumption, poor selectivity, low separation ratios, and separation efficiencies. Therefore, it is important to develop novel separation materials for light hydrocarbon separation. As a new type of organic–inorganic hybrid crystalline material, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for light hydrocarbon separation due to their designability of structure and easy modulation of function. This review provides an overview of recent advances in the design, synthesis, and application of MOFs for light hydrocarbon separation in recent years, with a focus on the separation of alkane, alkene, and alkyne. We discuss strategies for improving the adsorption selectivity and capacity of MOFs, including pore size limitation, physical adsorption, and chemisorption. In addition, we discuss the advantages/disadvantages, challenges, and prospects of MOFs in the separation of light hydrocarbon. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research of Metal-Organic Frameworks: Design, Synthesis and Applications)
►▼ Show Figures

Graphical abstract

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-5
Back to TopTop