Chapter 4 - Polyoxometalate-based coordination polymers

Abstract

Coordination polymers (CPs) are assemblies of metal ions (or metal clusters) and organic ligands fused via coordination bonds (or even supramolecular interactions); they have a highly ordered structure with repeating coordination entities extending in 1, 2, or three dimensions. The term “coordination polymer” first appeared in the 1960s, but this emerging field did not capture the attention of chemists worldwide until the Australian chemist Robson reported the crystal structures of a series of porous coordination polymers (PCPs) with ion-exchange capability, which greatly invigorated the field of CP chemistry.