Metallosalen-based crystalline porous materials: Synthesis and property

Salen-type ligands have been used extensively to stabilize metals for homogeneous catalysis. It has been demonstrated that the marriage of complexes of salen with porous materials is a promising way to combine the attractive properties of the salen complexes with those of the porous structures. In this review, we summarize the recent research progress in metallosalen-based crystalline porous materials (CPMs), including metal-organic frameworks, coordination metallacycles, and covalent organic frameworks. Emphasis is placed on the syntheses, and structures of these porous materials, and their properties of catalysis, molecule separation, sensing and magnetic resonance imaging. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.