Acta Chimica Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 84 ›› Issue (5): 697-708.DOI: 10.6023/A26020059 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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铝基金属有机框架材料的主客体化学研究进展

邬佳悦a, 王文伯a, 谢玉龙b, 方伟慧a,b,*()   

  1. a 福州大学化学学院 福州 350108
    b 中国科学院福建物质结构研究所 结构化学全国重点实验室 福州 350002
  • 投稿日期:2026-02-14 发布日期:2026-04-14
  • 通讯作者: 方伟慧
  • 作者简介:

    ★ “框架材料化学”专辑

  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22371278)

Recent Advances in Host-Guest Chemistry of Aluminum-Based Metal-Organic Framework Materials

Jiayue Wua, Wenbo Wanga, Yulong Xieb, Weihui Fanga,b,*()   

  1. a School of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
    b State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Received:2026-02-14 Published:2026-04-14
  • Contact: Weihui Fang
  • About author:

    Wu, Jiayue, postgraduate of Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, mainly focuses on the design and synthesis of crystalline metal-oxo clusters.

    Wang, Wenbo, postgraduate of Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, mainly focuses on the design and synthesis of crystalline metal-oxo clusters.

    Xie, Yulong, Ph.D. candidate of Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, mainly focuses on the design and synthesis of crystalline metal-oxo clusters.

    Prof. Dr. Fang Weihui is a researcher, doctoral supervisor, and group leader from Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She dedicates to the chemical research of metal-oxo cluster synthesis, including rare earth-oxo clusters, transition metal-oxo clusters, and main group metal-oxo clusters, with a recent focus on precise structural assembly and performance research of aluminum oxygen clusters. She has presided over and completed the cultivation project of “Major Research Plan on Cluster Structure, Function and Multi level Evolution of the National Natural Science Foundation of China”, and the Youth and General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. She is selected as a distinguished youth of Fujian Province, “Star of Innovation”, an outstanding member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and serves as a young editorial board member of Structural Chemistry, POM, and Chin. Chem. Lett.

    ★ For the VSI “Chemistry of Framework Materials”.

  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22371278)

Due to the high natural abundance of host metal, exploration of aluminum-based metal-organic frameworks (Al-MOFs) provides a new approach to construct economical-friendly functional materials. However, compared with other metal-based MOFs, the fast hydrolysis kinetic of Al3+ leads to great difficulty in crystallization, limiting their investigations in structure and host-guest chemistry. As the understanding towards the hydrolysis of Al3+ deepens, recently the development of Al-MOFs boomed, thus an up-to-date summary of this area is of great importance. Based on this, this review provides a detailed summary of the synthetic methods, structural diversity, and applications in host-guest chemistry of Al-MOFs. Regarding synthetic methods, in addition to the traditional solvothermal method, the emerging microwave-assisted synthesis and electrochemical synthesis are included as well. In terms of structural diversity, all secondary building units (SBUs) reported in Al-MOFs to date are classified and summarized. Starting from these SBUs, the derived Al-MOF structures reported after 2023 are discussed in detail. Moreover, the host-guest chemistry of Al-MOFs is highlighted. By categorizing the guest molecules, this review summarizes the corresponding absorption mechanism and binding sites. Finally, this review provides a perspective on the host-guest chemistry of Al-MOFs.

Key words: aluminum-based metal-organic framework, aluminum-based secondary building unit, host-guest chemistry