As the field of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) continues to grow, the physical stability
and mechanical properties of these porous materials has become a topic of great interest …

Abstract Framework flexibility is one of the most important characteristics of metal–organic
frameworks (MOFs), which is not only interesting, but also useful for a variety of applications …

Recent years have seen a large increase of the research effort focused on framework
materials, including the nowadays-ubiquitous metal–organic frameworks but also dense …

In this introductory review, we give an overview of the computational chemistry methods
commonly used in the field of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), to describe or predict the …

While all materials reduce their intrinsic volume under hydrostatic (uniform) compression, a
select few actually expand along one or more directions during this process of densification …

Many of the proposed applications of metal–organic framework (MOF) materials may fail to
materialize if the community does not fully address the difficult fundamental work needed to …

Abstract Knowledge of the thermodynamic potential in terms of the independent variables
allows to characterize the macroscopic state of the system. However, in practice, it is difficult …

Reticular materials rely on a unique building concept where inorganic and organic building
units are stitched together giving access to an almost limitless number of structured ordered …

Owing to the synergistic combination of a hybrid organic–inorganic nature and a chemically
active porous structure, metal–organic frameworks have emerged as a new class of …

We present a review of the structural chemistry of metal‐organic framework materials with
the MIL‐53 type structure. This family of materials is well‐known for its structural flexibility …