MOF-5

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.

[Rosi03-1] 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.

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