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Author Spotlight: Functionalizing Metal-Organic Frameworks: Advancements, Challenges, and the Power of Post-Synthetic Ligand Exchange
Published on: June 23, 2023
Covalent post-synthetic modification of switchable iron-based coordination polymers by volatile organic compounds: a
Esther Resines-Urien1, Lucía Piñeiro-López1, Estefania Fernandez-Bartolome1
1IMDEA Nanociencia, C/Faraday 9, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain. arturo.gamonal@imdea.org jose.sanchezcosta@imdea.org.
Abstract:
A covalent post-synthetic modification is applied in one of the most relevant polymers to obtain unprecedented switchable spin crossover (SCO) materials. We also demonstrate that this material can be used as a selective chemo-sensor for VOCs (particularly, formaldehyde) thanks to solid/vapor reactions occurring between the polymer and the corresponding vapor.

