Hybrid inorganic-organic solids: an emerging class of nanoporous catalysts

Nanoporous hybrid materials, both metal-organic coordination polymers and hybrid metal oxides, have recently developed into an important new class of solid-state compounds. Potential applications in the field of heterogeneous catalysis include acid, shape-selective, chiral, ship-in-a-bottle, and shape-recognition-driven reactions. Here, we summarize the synthesis, structural features, chemical functionality, and catalytic properties of this unique family of materials.