Alkenyl/thiol-derived metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by means of postsynthetic modification for effective mercury

Tao Liu1, Jin-Xin Che, Yong-Zhou Hu

  • 1ZJU-ENS Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 (P.R. China), Fax: (+86) 571-88981051.

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