Terminology of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Coordination Polymers (IUPAC recommendations 2013)
Journal article, 2013
A set of terms, definitions, and recommendations is provided for use in the classi- fication of coordination polymers, networks, and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). A hier- archical terminology is recommended in which the most general term is coordination poly- mer. Coordination networks are a subset of coordination polymers and MOFs a further subset of coordination networks. One of the criteria an MOF needs to fulfill is that it contains poten- tial voids, but no physical measurements of porosity or other properties are demanded per se. The use of topology and topology descriptors to enhance the description of crystal structures of MOFs and 3D-coordination polymers is furthermore strongly recommended.
coordination polymers
nanostructured materials
coordination networks
materials chemistry
metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
inorganic chemistry
IUPAC Inorganic Chemistry Division
coordination chemistry
polymers
metal complexes
Author
S. R. Batten
Monash University
N. R. Champness
University of Nottingham
X. M. Chen
Sun Yat-Sen University
J. Garcia-Martinez
University of Alicante (UA)
S. Kitagawa
Kyoto University
Lars Öhrström
Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Physical Chemistry
M. O'Keeffe
Arizona State University
M. P. Suh
Seoul National University
J. Reedijk
Leiden Institute of Chemistry
Pure and Applied Chemistry
0033-4545 (ISSN) 13653075 (eISSN)
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DOI
10.1351/PAC-REC-12-11-20