Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Crystal Field Theory - Octahedral Complexes02:58

Crystal Field Theory - Octahedral Complexes

Crystal Field Theory
To explain the observed behavior of transition metal complexes (such as colors), a model involving electrostatic interactions between the electrons from the ligands and the electrons in the unhybridized d orbitals of the central metal atom has been developed. This electrostatic model is crystal field theory (CFT). It helps to understand, interpret, and predict the colors, magnetic behavior, and some structures of coordination compounds of transition metals.
CFT focuses on...
Valence Bond Theory02:42

Valence Bond Theory

Coordination compounds and complexes exhibit different colors, geometries, and magnetic behavior, depending on the metal atom/ion and ligands from which they are composed. In an attempt to explain the bonding and structure of coordination complexes, Linus Pauling proposed the valence bond theory, or VBT, using the concepts of hybridization and the overlapping of the atomic orbitals. According to VBT, the central metal atom or ion (Lewis acid) hybridizes to provide empty orbitals of suitable...
Properties of Organometallic Compounds01:23

Properties of Organometallic Compounds

Organometallic compounds are compounds that contain a carbon–metal bond. Carbon belongs to an organyl group like alkyl, aryl, allyl, or benzyl groups. The metal can be from Group I or Group II of the periodic table, a transition metal, or a semimetal.

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Expanding the Ligand Scope of Pore-Space-Partitioned MOFs with a Chiral Camphorate Linker.

Inorganic chemistry·2026
Same author

Ligand-Symmetry-Driven Metal-Cluster Rotation for Accessing Compressed Pore Regimes in Metal-Organic Frameworks.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same author

Generalizing Pore-Space Partitioning in Metal-Organic Frameworks.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2026
Same author

Aliphatic Ligand Design Principles for Rigid Pore-Space-Partitioned Metal-Organic Frameworks for Gas Separation.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)·2026
Same author

Quantitative Analysis and Multicomponent Formulation of Ultra-Adsorptive Pore-Space-Partitioned Metal-Organic Frameworks.

Journal of the American Chemical Society·2025
Same author

Isovalent Heterometallic Pore-Space-Partitioned Metal-Organic Frameworks.

Inorganic chemistry·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 10, 2026

Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks
11:27

Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks

Published on: September 5, 2014

Compositional Tunability and Framework-Charge Modulation in Pore-Space-Partitioned Metal-Organic Frameworks.

Phu Tran1, Wei Wang2, Ziyang Jia2

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach, California 90840, United States.

Inorganic Chemistry
|July 8, 2026
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Researchers developed new metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) using trimer building blocks. These pore-space-partitioned MOFs allow tunable metal composition and framework charge, enabling tailored gas separation properties.

More Related Videos

Experimental Approaches for the Synthesis of Low-Valent Metal-Organic Frameworks from Multitopic Phosphine Linkers
07:14

Experimental Approaches for the Synthesis of Low-Valent Metal-Organic Frameworks from Multitopic Phosphine Linkers

Published on: May 12, 2023

Magnetometric Characterization of Intermediates in the Solid-State Electrochemistry of Redox-Active Metal-Organic Frameworks
06:53

Magnetometric Characterization of Intermediates in the Solid-State Electrochemistry of Redox-Active Metal-Organic Frameworks

Published on: June 9, 2023

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 10, 2026

Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks
11:27

Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks

Published on: September 5, 2014

Experimental Approaches for the Synthesis of Low-Valent Metal-Organic Frameworks from Multitopic Phosphine Linkers
07:14

Experimental Approaches for the Synthesis of Low-Valent Metal-Organic Frameworks from Multitopic Phosphine Linkers

Published on: May 12, 2023

Magnetometric Characterization of Intermediates in the Solid-State Electrochemistry of Redox-Active Metal-Organic Frameworks
06:53

Magnetometric Characterization of Intermediates in the Solid-State Electrochemistry of Redox-Active Metal-Organic Frameworks

Published on: June 9, 2023

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Trimer-based metal clusters are versatile building units in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
  • Controlling heterometallic composition and framework charge in MOFs remains challenging.
  • Pore-space-partitioned (pacs) frameworks offer a potential platform for systematic MOF design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate compositional tunability in pacs-MOFs at cluster and framework levels.
  • To explore the synthesis of homo- and heterometallic pacs-MOFs with varying metal ions.
  • To study the impact of framework charge on gas adsorption and separation properties.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of pacs-MOFs using 3,4-dimethylthieno[2,3-b]thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylate (dtc) ligand.
  • Incorporation of Mg2+, Co2+, In3+, and V3+ metal ions into trimeric clusters.
  • Single-crystal X-ray diffraction for structural and compositional analysis.
  • Gas adsorption studies to evaluate separation performance.

Main Results:

  • A series of homo- and heterometallic pacs-MOFs were successfully synthesized.
  • Tunable Mg/In ratios were achieved in charge-complementary systems, with reliable occupancy refinement.
  • Isostructural series of anionic, neutral, and cationic frameworks were demonstrated by varying Co, V, and Co/V ions.
  • Framework charge significantly influenced C2H2/CO2 and C2H6/C2H4 separation behavior.
  • Neutral CoV-dtc-tpt exhibited high C2H6 uptake and excellent inverse-selective C2H6/C2H4 separation.

Conclusions:

  • pacs-MOFs provide a versatile platform for heterometallic assembly and framework-charge modulation.
  • Structure-composition-property relationships in MOFs can be systematically studied using this platform.
  • The developed pacs-MOFs show promising performance for specific gas separations.