Abstract
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is a class of compounds consisting
of metal ions or clusters coordinated to organic ligands to form one-,
two-, or three - dimensional structures. MOFs are formed by anchoring
metal-containing units or secondary-building units (SBUs) with organic
linkers. Open frameworks that show exceptional features of permanent
porosity, stable framework, enormous surface area, and pore volume are
obtained. Due to these properties, MOFs are of interest for many different
applications, including storage of gases, gas purification, gas separation,
water remediation, and catalysis. They can also be used as conducting
solids and supercapacitors. The wide range of different applications
makes MOFs very important materials in our lives, for example, in areas
of health, environment, and energy.