Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction to Metal-Organic Frameworks; 1.1 What are the Metal-Organic Frameworks?; 1.2 Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks; 1.3 Structural Highlights of Metal-Organic Frameworks; 1.4 Expansion of Metal-Organic Frameworks Structures; 1.5 High Thermal and Chemical Stability; 1.6 Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks; 1.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Pillar-Layer Metal-Organic Frameworks; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Topology and Diversity in Pillar-Layered MOFs; 2.3 Synthesis Methods in Pillar-Layered MOFs

2.4 Linkers in Pillar-Layered MOFs2.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Rigid and Flexible Pillars; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Introduction to N-donor Pillars; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Bipyridine; 4.3 Dabco; 4.4 Imidazole and Pyrazole; 4.5 Triazole and Tetrazole; 4.6 Pyrazine and Pipyrazine; 4.7 Amide, Imide, Amin and Azine/Azo Spacer; 4.8 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Introduction to Aromatic and Aliphatic Pillars; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Non-Interpentrated Frameworks; 5.3 Frameworks with Interpenetration; 5.4 Control over Interpenetration; 5.5 Conclusion

In the last two decades, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have provoked considerable interest due to their potential applications in different fields such as catalysis, gas storage and sensing. The most important advantages of MOFs over other porous materials is the ability of tailoring their pore size, functionality and even the topology of the framework by rational selection of the molecular building blocks. Therefore, many chemists have tried to engineer the structure of MOFs to achieve specific functions. Pillared metal organic frameworks are a class of MOFs composed of inorganic secondary building units (SBUs) and two sets of organic linkers, generally oxygen- and nitrogen-donor ligands. Typically, in the structure of pillared MOFs, the oxygen-donor struts link the metal clusters into a two-dimensional (2D) sheet and the N-donor struts pillar the sheets to generate a three-dimensional (3D) framework. Thus, the construction of MOFs by utilizing two sets of organic linkers could provide an extra possibility for further tuning of MOF's pore walls. A variety of functional groups including imine, amide and heterocycles were successfully incorporated into bidentate pillar ligand skeleton. Interestingly, by using pillaring linkers with different length, a wide diversity of metal-organic frameworks with tunable pore dimensions and topologies can be obtained. In this book, we introduce pillared metal organic frameworks with their properties and applications.

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