Regulating the Topologies of Zirconium–Organic Frameworks for a Crystal Sponge Applicable to Inorganic Matter

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been explored as crystal sponges (CSs) to organic substrates, but attention had rarely been paid to inorganic substrates. Herein, hierarchical zirconium-based MOFs exhibiting different topological structures had been fabricated by modulating the functional groups of the V-shaped linkers, including a new 4-fold-interpenetrating one, which displays a great performance as a CS applicable to inorganic matter (I2 and ReO4 –) even in the extreme conditions.