Development of Composite Inorganic Building Blocks for MOFs

A general direction for diversifying metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is demonstrated by the synthesis of composite inorganic clusters between indium and s-, d-, and f-block elements. These previously unknown heterometallic clusters, with various nuclearity, geometry, charge, and metal-to-metal ratios, significantly expand the pool of inorganic building blocks that are highly effective for the construction of porous MOFs with high gas uptake capacity.

通过合成铟与s区、d区及f区元素构成的复合无机团簇，本研究验证了金属有机框架（MOFs）多元化发展的通用方向。这些此前未见报道的异金属团簇拥有多样的核数、几何构型、电荷及金属间比例，极大拓展了可用于高效构筑高气体吸附容量多孔金属有机框架的无机构筑单元库。