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Organic Molecular Cages
Organic molecular cages represent a unique class of porous materials characterized by their discrete molecular nature and well-defined internal cavities, formed through covalent bonds between precisely designed organic building blocks. These molecular structures contain organized frameworks surrounding a central cavity, where organic components are precisely arranged to create functional internal spaces. Unlike extended networks such as Metal–organic framework, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), these cage compounds exist as distinct molecular entities, offering advantages in solution processability and structural precision. The field of organic molecular cages emerged in the early 2000s, pioneered by the work of Donald J. Cram, Cram, Jean-Marie Lehn, Lehn, and Charles J. Pedersen, Pedersen, whose foundational research on Host–guest chemistry, host-guest chemistry and molecular recognition earned them the 1987 Nobel Prize. The first discrete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal–organic Framework
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous polymers consisting of metal cluster compound, clusters (also known as Secondary Building Units - SBUs) coordinated to organic compound, organic ligands to form one-, two- or three-dimensional structures. The organic ligands included are sometimes referred to as "struts" or "linkers", one example being terephthalic acid, 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (BDC). MOFs are classified as reticular materials. More formally, a metal–organic framework is a potentially porous extended structure made from metal ions and organic linkers. An extended structure is a structure whose sub-units occur in a constant ratio and are arranged in a repeating pattern. MOFs are a subclass of coordination networks, which is a coordination compound extending, through repeating coordination entities, in one dimension, but with cross-links between two or more individual chains, loops, or spiro-links, or a coordination compound extending through repeating c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
