Patent ID: 8916722

Claim:
A porous multi-variate metal organic framework (mvMOF) comprising a plurality of linking moieties wherein one or more linking moieties have a general structure selected from the group consisting of wherein functional groups R 1 -R 4 are selected from the group consisting of —H, —NH 2 , —BR, —Cl, —NO 2 , —CH 3 , —OCH 2 R 5 , and —O—CH 2 R 6 , wherein R 5 is an alkyl or alkene of from about 1-5 carbons, and R 6 is an aryl or substitute aryl, or wherein R 1 -R 2 when adjacent can form a ring and wherein the functional groups between at least two or more linking moieties are non-uniform, and wherein the functional groups of one or more linking moieties do not adversely affect the connectivity or spatial orientation of the linking clusters to one or more metals or metal ions, and wherein the functional groups modify the chemical and physical properties of a pore in the framework.