Ultrafine Gold Clusters Incorporated into a Metal–Organic Framework

Trapping gold! A novel porous metal–organic framework (MOF) with an unprecedented hexagonal (4,8)-connected topology has been assembled and characterized. By employing the resultant MOF as a host, for the first time, ultrafine Au clusters with an average atom number of 2.5 were successfully prepared and incorporated into the pores of the MOF through a simple surfactant-free method (see graphic). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.