Abstract
The field of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been burgeoning in the past decade, which consist of metal ion as a node and organic ligand as a frame to form an infinite periodic structure with intrinsic micropore. Combination of metal ions and organic ligands can provide a plethora of MOFs with various sizes, shapes, or properties of the micropore. This prominent feature of MOFs has prompted many chemists and physicists to explore MOFs in diverse research fields, especially in catalysts and adsorbents. Recently, several examples of new type of network polymers have been emerged by the aid of MOFs. In this review, we focus on the development of such new type of network polymers, including “hybrid networks” of organic polymer and MOF.
