Metal–organic frameworks represent a class of porous materials which have developed
considerably over the past few years. Their highly porous structure makes them outperform
conventional adsorbents in hot topics such as dihydrogen and methane storage, and carbon
dioxide capture. Their consequent modularity, based on the assembly of organic linkers and
metal ions or clusters, also brings novel perspectives in catalysis, sensing and drug delivery
just to name a few. However, one of the main bottlenecks to their broader use remains their …