MOF-5
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Unit cell structure of MOF-5. The yellow sphere represents the volume of the pore. Oxygen in red, carbon in black, and hydrogen in white. Tetrahedrons represent the coordination of BDC to the Zinc center
MOF-5 or IRMOF-1 is a Metal-organic framework compound with the formula Zn4O(BDC)3, where BDC2−=1,4-benzodicarboxylate (MOF-5) [1] It was found by Omar M. Yaghi.
References[]
- ^ Rosi, Nathaniel L.; Eckert, Juergen; Eddaoudi, Mohamed; Vodak, David T.; Kim, Jaheon; O'Keefe, Michael; Yaghi, Omar M. (2003). "Hydrogen storage in microporous metal-organic frameworks". Science. 300 (5622): 1127–1129. Bibcode:2003Sci...300.1127R. doi:10.1126/science.1083440. PMID 12750515.
Categories:
- Zinc complexes
- Metal-organic frameworks