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Front. Chem.
Sec. Supramolecular Chemistry
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1468916
This article is part of the Research Topic Functional Nanogels and Multicomponent Supramolecular Systems View all 6 articles

Supramolecular systems and their connection with metal-organic structures

Provisionally accepted
José A. Sánchez-Fernández José A. Sánchez-Fernández 1*Rodrigo Cué-Sampedro Rodrigo Cué-Sampedro 2
  • 1 CONACYT Center for Research in Applied Chemistry (CIQA), Saltillo, Mexico
  • 2 School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), Monterrey, Nuevo León4, Mexico

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    Supramolecular structures with specific applications are a pillar in several areas of science. Thus, from a contemporary point of view, there are several reasons to feel inclined to embrace a systematic order of the supramolecular concept itself. First, the structuring of a supramolecular material seems safer now than it did decades ago. Secondly, the interactions of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and supramolecular chemistry and, conversely, supramolecularity to assemble MOFs and create efficient complex systems in multiple cutting-edge applications are the image to be safeguarded. Third, perhaps we should simply limit ourselves to considering how researchers in these fields have attempted to correlate the notion of supramolecular systems by linking self-assembly considerations. In any case, these topics present advantages to optimize innovative geometries that, without a doubt, are useful to highlight significant practical applications. The outline of this review covers a general introduction of MOFs and supramolecularity, the key unit of the study presented here, followed by a survey of recent advances in confined space chemistry, the relationships of MOFs with supramolecular structures, the synthesis electrochemistry of MOFs and switchable MOFs to, in the same vein, obtain a greater understanding of structure-property relationships. To conclude, some future perspectives on this promising and plausible field of science will be mentioned.

    Keywords: supramolecular assemblies, Metal-organic framework, switchable MOFs, Selfassembled structures, Metalloporphyrins, Confined space

    Received: 22 Jul 2024; Accepted: 09 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sánchez-Fernández and Cué-Sampedro. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: José A. Sánchez-Fernández, CONACYT Center for Research in Applied Chemistry (CIQA), Saltillo, Mexico

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