Progress in Self-Assembly of Polycarboxylic Acid Ligands With Actinides

Abstract

The self-assembly of actinides represents a cutting-edge research topic in the field of chemical materials, among which the actinide metal organic frameworks(An-MOF) emerge as the most shining star due to their tailorable structure, abundant coordination modes and versatile functionality, and have gained significant progress in recent years. In this review, the domestic and foreign advances of the synthesis and property investigation of An-MOF are first summary. Then a systematic introduction of uranium- and thorium- MOFs developed in our group is presented. Finally, the future direction of actinide self-assembly chemistry is briefly prospected.

Keywords

• self-assembly
• actinide
• metal-organic framework