In a review led by Prof. Zhijie Chen's group from Department of Chemistry at Zhejiang University, an overview of recent progress in the development of Zr-MOFs is provided. The article titled "Design, synthesis and applications of functional zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks" is published in the journal Science China Chemistry.
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks. Credit: Science China Press The authors summarize how reticular chemistry can be applied to the design, synthesis, and applications of some representative Zr-MOFs. Furthermore, the authors also provide an outlook on the future development of Zr-MOFs. The authors first introduce reticular chemistry and how it can be applied to the rational design and synthesis of Zr-MOFs to achieve the targeted…