Devin S. Rollins, Jackson Geary, Andy H. Wong and Dianne J. Xiao
Chem. Commun., 2022,58, 12361-12364
DOI:
10.1039/D2CC04829A,
Communication
A barrier to the isoreticular expansion of flexible metal–organic frameworks is their complex breathing behavior, which can lead to pore closure upon solvent exchange and removal. Here we show that chemical cross-linking stabilizes the open form of a flexible aluminum framework with large 17 Å pores.