This review comprehensively summarizes the various structures of Fe-MOFs, along with recent research progress on their synthesis and multifunctional applications in gas storage and separation, catalysis, bioimaging, and magnetism.

Comprehensive Summary

Iron-based metal-organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) have attracted extensive interest from researchers due to their tunability, favorable properties, and chemical versatility. Compared with conventional porous materials, Fe-MOFs exhibit better performance in a wide variety of applications. Herein, the structures of Fe-MOFs are summarized to explore potential structures based on isoreticular chemistry, as well as the recent research progress in their synthesis and multifunctional applications. The rapid development of Fe-MOFs has broadened the application range of Fe-MOFs, and a brief description of Fe-MOF applications in gas storage and separation, catalysis, bioimaging, and magnetism is outlined, with the aim to expand the prospects of Fe-MOFs in more practical applications.