A urea decorated (3,24)-connected rht-type metal-organic framework exhibiting high gas uptake capability and catalytic activityElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Detailed experimental procedures, IR spectra, PXRD patterns, TGA plots, table of X-ray data for Cu-UBTA, and gas adsorption data. CCDC 1056256. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c5ce00625b

A (3,24)-connected rht -type metal organic framework (MOF Cu-UBTA ) containing a urea group was readily prepared by the solvothermal reaction between a hexacarboxylate ligand and Cu(NO 3 ) 2 . Gas sorption investigations demonstrated its high porosity and high uptake capacities for CO 2 and H 2 . Moreover, the MOF can act as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for Friedel-Crafts alkylation of N -methyl pyrrole or indole with nitroalkenes. A urea decorated rht -MOF exhibited high gas uptake for CO 2 and H 2 and functioned as a heterogeneous catalyst for Friedel-Crafts reactions.