Functional Coordination Polymers and Metal-Organic Frameworks

<p>This book is a collection of contributions on the synthesis characterization and</p><p>applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF) and Coordination Polymers</p><p>(CP). Coordination Polymers (CP) and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF) are</p><p>at the core of contemporary research on inorganic materials. The virtually</p><p>infinite combination of their building blocks-inorganic metallic nodes (single</p><p>ions or clusters) and organic polytopic linkers (polycarboxylates bridging N-/S-</p><p>/O-containing heterocycles)-generates solid air- and water-stable compounds.</p><p>Interesting features from an applicative point of view are porosity large surface</p><p>area and lattice flexibility (the breathing effect). These properties make them</p><p>ubiquitous in several fields of materials science: gas storage and separation</p><p>luminescent sensing heterogeneous catalysis and magnetism.</p>