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Geometric requirements and examples of important structures in the assembly of square building blocks

Mohamed Eddaoudi, Jaheon Kim, D. Vodak, Andrea Sudik, Joseph Wachter, M. O’Keeffe, Omar M. Yaghi

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 371 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The basic structures for linking squares into polyhedra and networks (reticulation) are enumerated, and corresponding examples are described in which crystals were synthesized by linking paddle wheel (square) units into metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)--named MOF-102 to MOF-112.

References

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Establishing Microporosity in Open Metal−Organic Frameworks:  Gas Sorption Isotherms for Zn(BDC) (BDC = 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylate)

Hailian Li, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Thomas L. Groy et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1998 · 1.2K citations

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Frameworks for Extended Solids: Geometrical Design Principles

M. O’Keeffe, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Hailian Li et al. · Journal of Solid State Chemistry · 2000 · 897 citations

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Supramolecular Arrays Based on Dimetal Building Units

F. Albert Cotton, Chun Lin, C.A. Murillo · Accounts of Chemical Research · 2001 · 876 citations

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Assembly of Metal−Organic Frameworks from Large Organic and Inorganic Secondary Building Units:  New Examples and Simplifying Principles for Complex Structures

Jaheon Kim, Banglin Chen, Theresa M. Reineke et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2001 · 831 citations

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Porous Metal−Organic Polyhedra:  25 Å Cuboctahedron Constructed from 12 Cu<sub>2</sub>(CO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub> Paddle-Wheel Building Blocks

Mohamed Eddaoudi, Jaheon Kim, Joseph Wachter et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2001 · 683 citations

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