What are MOFs and related materials good for? Hydrocarbon separations is one answer as detailed in an in-depth review by @ZGroupUL in Adv Materials: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley… In short: - The field has come an awfully long way since the 2000s - It is complicated

D-Day 2026 in Limerick = January 28th The first @zgroupUL daffodil is now in bloom. Seems early but this reverses the trend: D-Day 2025 = Jan 14 D-Day 2024 = Jan 23 D-Day 2023 = Feb 4 D-Day 2022 = Feb 3

Better, greener tandem catalysis enabled by "COFcap-2" @zgroupUL + Profs ZZ, Yao of nankai.edu.cn report in @naturecomms: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-5… Homochiral amines inc. R-sitagliptin + 3 drug product intermediates use N2 as NH3 source If general, stay tuned for more

Flexible sorbents of all types (molecular + 1D + network) are😎 to study + can have 🌶️properties. @zgroupUL members @KKoupepidou + @sbnbkv have just published a feature article on functional flexible sorbents in @ChemComm: pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Arti… That is 2 papers in <24 h for KK!

Transient porosity in a closed pore solid reported by @zgroupul + @MukherjeeChem in @angew_chem: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Congrats @KKoupepidou for never giving up on this sorbent + @Barbour_Group @MACATAMO_Group who provided insight into sorption mechanism (angular linker = 😀)

D-Day 2025 in Limerick = January 14th The first @zgroupUL daffodil is now in bloom. If this seems a little early, it is. For the record: D-Day 2024 = Jan 23 D-Day 2023 = Feb 4 D-Day 2022 = Feb 3

1D coordination polymer + H-bonds + pi stacking = MOF as reported in @J_A_C_S by @zgroupUL and @brianbspace: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102… Congrats to @alan_eaby + co-authors for revealing how this understudied but potentially vast family of materials can serve as H2O and CO2 sorbents.

Sam's SAM has unusual water vapor sorption properties + strange guest-induced structural transformations. Read in @ACSMatLett: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… Congrats to all @zgroupUL and @MACATAMO_Group authors on 2025 paper #1, especially @SamM_Shabangu for his first 1st author paper.

A new linker ligand + 3 coordination polymers reported by @ZGroupUL in @CGD_ACS @jjvittal special issue: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… Published on Xmas day = cool Made by mechanochem or slurry = green 1st author an undergrad = priceless Congrats to Maria🇮🇪 + @sbnbkv🇰🇬 + @alan_eaby🇿🇦

They might be checking out, but they will never really leave. @zgroupul says bon voyage to @KKoupepidou +@XiaLi_Lisa who soon depart for 🇯🇵 +🇨🇳 for the next chapter. Both are great researchers and consummate team players which augurs well for their futures.

We 😍 ultramicroporous materials. A lot. @ZGroupUL delighted to report with YL Peng of @CUP1953 in @NatureChemistry on sieving of C3 gases by a hybrid azolate framework, HAF-1, that has just the right pore size: rdcu.be/d0h3p Doing different things feels pretty good.

🇨🇳 2024 visit by @zgroupul just over with lecture at China University of Petroleum, Beijing campus. Thanks YunLei Peng for being a great host. 2 weeks of literal blue skies + beyond blue sky research in Lanzhou, Xi'an, Beijing and Tianjin. Looking forward to 1 or 2 2025 visits.

Crystal engineering has come a long way both geographically and scientifically. The first CELTIC China meeting was held on 11/03 in historic, beautiful Xi"an. Past + present @ZGroupUL members joined by Chen Xiao-Ming + family to enjoy great people + porous materials chemistry.

Travel in 2024 concludes with 🇨🇳 starting in Lanzhou. @ZGroupUL and @MukherjeeChem present lectures @iLZU1909. Wang Wei and Chen Shoushun are thanked for being such great hosts. Looking forward to future engagements. Off we go now to Xi'an for the first CELTIC in 🇨🇳 meeting.

Two days of sunshine, porous materials and people chemistry. A great way to spend a weekend - the 3rd Texas Pore Engineering Conference hosted by @MiljanicGroup + @UH_RimerGroup at @UHouston. Kicked off by @GroupZhou (20th Oct), closing shortly with a presentation by @zgroupUL.

CALF-20 strikes yet again - this time as a sieve for n-butene/iso-butene. Now out in @ACSMatLett: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… @zgroupul is delighted to continue its partnership on design and properties of narrow pore sorbents with Yun Lei Peng group from @CUP1953

Strange water sorption properties caused by a reversible redox reaction involving dipyrazolate linked Co(II) octanuclear clusters. Now out in @J_A_C_S: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac… Another fruitful collaboration between JR Li @BJUT1960 + @ZGroupUL lead by "XK" @XiangJingKong1 + Tao

Brilliant 2 days of MOF presentations and brainstorming hosted by Neil and @UoBChemistry in their swanky new digs. @ZGroupUL, @MACATAMO_Group + @MukherjeeChem pleased to present + participate in the discussions. Looking forward to future partnerships. #ChemicalSciUL #bernalnews

C8 separations enabled by an interpenetrated pcu topology DMOF-1 variant are the focus of the latest collaboration between the Na Sun group (Shenyang University of Chemical Technology) and @ZGroupUL Now available OA in @InorgChem: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…