Issue 12, 2023

The future of metal–organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks: rational synthesis and customized applications

Abstract

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are designable and tunable functional crystalline porous materials that have been explored for applications such as catalysis, chemical sensing, water harvesting, gas storage, and separation. On the basis of reticular chemistry, the rational design and synthesis of MOFs and COFs allows us to have unprecedented control over their structural features and functionalities. Given the vast number of possible MOF and COF structures and the flexibility of modifying them, it remains challenging to navigate the infinite chemical space solely through a trial-and-error process. This Opinion Article provides a brief perspective of the current state and future prospects of MOFs and COFs. We envision that emerging technologies based on machine learning and robotics, such as high-throughput computational screening and fully automatic synthesis, can potentially address some challenges facing this field, accelerating the discovery of porous framework materials and the development of rational synthetic strategies for customized applications.

Graphical abstract: The future of metal–organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks: rational synthesis and customized applications

Article information

Article type
Opinion
Submitted
01 9 2023
Accepted
05 10 2023
First published
09 10 2023

Mater. Horiz., 2023,10, 5337-5342

The future of metal–organic frameworks and covalent organic frameworks: rational synthesis and customized applications

X. Han, W. Zhang, Z. Chen, Y. Liu and Y. Cui, Mater. Horiz., 2023, 10, 5337 DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01396K

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