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Abstract
Open hollow metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represent an emerging class of porous materials featured by interconnected voids, accessible pore channels, and surface openings. These architectures combine the advantages of traditional hollow structures (e.g., enhanced mass transfer, high surface-to-volume ratios) with the dynamic functionality of open frameworks, enabling unprecedented control over guest molecule diffusion and active site exposure. This review summarizes recent advances in synthetic strategies for open hollow MOFs, including hard/soft templating, self-templating, Marangoni effect-driven crystallization, competitive coordination, and selective chemical etching. Furthermore, we review the cutting-edge applications of open hollow MOFs-based materials in gas separation, pollutant adsorption, catalysis, and electrochemical energy storage. Finally, we outline future directions for rational design and large-scale production, addressing current limitations in robustness and application-specific optimization. This work provides a comprehensive reference for developing next-generation open hollow MOFs with tailored functionalities.
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Coordination Chemistry Reviews offers rapid publication of review articles on current and significant topics in coordination chemistry, encompassing organometallic, supramolecular, theoretical, and bioinorganic chemistry. It also covers catalysis, materials chemistry, and metal-organic frameworks from a coordination chemistry perspective. Reviews summarize recent developments or discuss specific techniques, welcoming contributions from both established and emerging researchers.
The journal releases special issues on timely subjects, including those featuring contributions from specific regions or conferences. Occasional full-length book articles are also featured. Additionally, special volumes cover annual reviews of main group chemistry, transition metal group chemistry, and organometallic chemistry. These comprehensive reviews are vital resources for those engaged in coordination chemistry, further establishing Coordination Chemistry Reviews as a hub for insightful surveys in inorganic and physical inorganic chemistry.