| Abstract Scope |
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) show remarkable potential in a broad array of applications given their physical and chemical versatility. Classical synthesis of MOFs lies in solution chemistry at elevated temperatures to achieve reversible metal–ligand bond formation. These harsh conditions may not be suitable for chemical species sensitive to high temperature or prone to deleterious reactions with solvents. Mechanochemistry not only features advantages of short reaction time, minimum solvent, high reaction yield, and high degree of synthetic control, but also presents an opportunity to incorporate challenging chemical species, which remain difficult to achieve under solvothermal conditions. Here we report a compelling mechanochemical synthetic strategy that provides straightforward access to a subfamily of historically challenging imine-based MOF materials. |