Omar M. Yaghi

TL;DR: It is shown by solid-state (15)N NMR measurements that an important zirconium metal-organic framework (UiO-66) with amino-functionalized links is composed of a mixture of amino and -NH(3)(+)Cl(-) salt functionalities rather than all amino functionality to give a composition of Zr(6)O(4)(OH)(4)(BDC-NH(2))(4).

TL;DR: In this paper, metal-organic microporous materials are prepared in solution using mild reaction conditions from a metal or metalloid ion with a ligand containing multidentate functional groups in the presence of a templating agent.

TL;DR: Imine-linked ILCOF-1 based on 1,4-phenylenediamine and 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(4-formylphenyl)pyrene was converted through consecutive linker substitution and oxidative cyclization to two isostructural covalent organic frameworks, having thiazole and oxazole linkages, constituting a facile method for accessing COFs and linkages that are otherwise difficult to crystallize.

TL;DR: It is shown that local strain in the MOF, induced by pore filling, can give rise to collective and long-range adsorbate–adsorbate interactions and the formation of Adsorbate superlattices that extend beyond an original MOF unit cell.

TL;DR: From their simulations, the authors have been able to observe, for the first time, multilayer formation coexisting with a pore filling mechanism, and the best COF in terms of total volume of CH(4) per unit volume COF absorbent is COF-1, which can store 195 v/v at 298 K and 30 bar, exceeding the U.S. Department of Energy target.