Multivariate crystalline porous materials: Synthesis, property and potential application

Crystalline porous materials (CPMs) including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent-organic frameworks (COFs) have captured widespread interest in various fields, such as gas storage and separation, sensor, catalysis, energy storage, biological engineering, etc. With increasing demand for synthesis of more diverse and functionalized CPMs, multivariate synthetic strategy has been used extensively to design and prepare novel CPMs by taking advantage of tunable void space, specific functionalities and desired structural stability. In this review, we summary the recent research progress in synthesis, property and potential application of multivariate CPMs focusing on MOFs and COFs materials.