Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are microporous zeolite-like networks consisting of metal atoms or clusters connected by organic ligands

Our current research addresses two main areas:

	Developing novel ligands that lead to MOFs with increased gas sorption ability (especially methane and H2)
	Developing novel ligands that lead to MOFs with chiral channels and/or pores

Organic and inorganic synthesis

	standard solution methods
	solvothermal methods
	Schlenk and glovebox air- and moisture-sensitive techniques

Single-crystal X-ray crystallography and X-ray powder diffraction

Characterization methods include:

	UV/vis/IR spectroscopy
	NMR, EPR, and Mossbauer spectroscopy
	Fluorescence and photoluminescence spectroscopy
	Magnetic susceptibility
	Cyclic voltammetry
	Gas adsorption
	Thermogravimetric analysis

ab initio and DFT computational methods