@incollection{2928562,
    title = "Metal-Organic Frameworks: Derived from Single Molecule Magnets",
    author = "Athanassios D Katsenis and Euan K Brechin and Giannis S Papaefstathiou",
    booktitle = "Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry",
    publisher = "John Wiley & Sons, Ltd",
    year = "2014",
    isbn = "9781119951438",
    pages = "1-14",
    doi = "10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2220",
    keywords = "metal-organic frameworks, single-molecule magnets, polynuclear metal complexes, metal clusters, magnetic properties, molecular magnetism, topology, crystal engineering, supramolecular chemistry",
    abstract = "Abstract In this account, we discuss some metalâA�A�organic frameworks (MOFs) that are based on single-molecule magnets (SMMs). Although the fields of MOFs and SMMs have independently grown rapidly over the last two decades, examples of SMM-based MOFs are limited, with those possessing a 3D framework numbering just a handful. MOFs are robust porous molecular materials that are predominantly based on polynuclear metal complexes (clusters) owing their properties to their open framework structures. SMMs, on the other hand, are interesting in their own right as they constitute a very special kind of polynuclear metal complex, having the ability to store magnetic information at the molecular level. Although the properties of SMMs are of molecular origin, they can be influenced by crystal-packing effects, especially at low temperatures. As expected, the combination of these two molecular materials benefits both fields, as SMMs can carry their magnetic properties to a MOF, while their incorporation within a framework may alter/modulate their magnetic properties. Therefore, a new class of molecular materials rises from the combination of the two. Although this new field is very much in its infancy, early examples of SMM-based MOFs promise much exciting chemistry (and physics) for both academic intuition and an applications-driven perspective. We hope that this account will inspire scientists to make many more such SMM-based MOFs and study their properties."
}