Self‐Assembling Frameworks: Beyond microporous oxides

The self‐assembly of inorganic open framework structures has blossomed during the 1990s. Following a short historical summary of the field, the main features of the major classes of microporous materials—cyanide open‐frameworks, chalcogenides, polychalcogenides and thio‐pnictates—are described. The Review concludes with a brief discussion of microporous structures of the main group (e.g. K 8 Sn 25 , see figure) and organic tecton frameworks. magnified image