metal-organic framework

class of chemical substance
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Summary

metal-organic framework is a group or class of chemical substances[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of group_or_class_of_chemical_substances entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • metal-organic framework's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical substances[3].
  • metal-organic framework is a type of coordination polymer[4].
  • metal-organic framework is used for catalysis[5].
  • metal-organic framework's Commons category is recorded as Metal-organic frameworks[6].
  • metal-organic framework's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metal-organic frameworks[7].
  • metal-organic framework's has characteristic is recorded as porosity[8].
  • metal-organic framework's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MOF'}[9].

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Definition and Type

metal-organic framework's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical substances[3]. It is a type of coordination polymer[4].

Use and Application

metal-organic framework is used for catalysis[5].

Why It Matters

metal-organic framework ranks in the top 4% of group_or_class_of_chemical_substances entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,289 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ict.fraunhofer.de. Retrieved . ict.fraunhofer.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ict.fraunhofer.de. Retrieved . ict.fraunhofer.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ch.nat.tum.de. Retrieved . ch.nat.tum.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → catalysis
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → coordination polymer
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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