Design and synthesis of novel mesostructured metal-organic frameworks templated by cationic surfactants via cooperative self-organization

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Jul 21;47(27):7809-11. doi: 10.1039/c1cc12479j. Epub 2011 Jun 10.

Abstract

A novel design strategy to synthesize highly ordered hexagonally mesostructured metal-organic framework materials was successfully explored, which means the realization of directly cooperative self-assembly of metal ions, bridging ligands and surfactants in an aqueous system.