Volume 131, Issue 43 pp. 15330-15347
Kurzaufsatz

Mixed-Metal MOFs: Unique Opportunities in Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Functionality and Design

Dr. Mohammad Yaser Masoomi

Dr. Mohammad Yaser Masoomi

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14155-4838, Tehran, Iran

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Prof. Ali Morsali

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Prof. Ali Morsali

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14155-4838, Tehran, Iran

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Prof. Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy

Prof. Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy

School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-, 625 021 India

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Prof. Hermenegildo Garcia

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Prof. Hermenegildo Garcia

Dep. de Quimica y, Instituto Universitario de Tecnologia Quimica (CSIC-UPV), Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, 46022 Spain

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First published: 12 April 2019
Citations: 200

Abstract

Mixed-metal metal–organic frameworks (MM-MOFs) can be considered to be those MOFs having two different metals anywhere in the structure. Herein we summarize the various strategies for the preparation of MM-MOFs and some of their applications in adsorption, gas separation, and catalysis. It is shown that compared to homometallic MOFs, MM-MOFs bring about the opportunity to take advantage of the complexity and the synergism derived from the presence of different metal ions in the structure of MOFs. This is reflected in a superior performance and even stability of MM-MOFs respect to related single-metal MOFs. Emphasis is made on the use of MM-MOFs as catalysts for tandem reactions.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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