A Facile and General Coating Approach to Moisture/Water-Resistant Metal–Organic Frameworks with Intact Porosity Wang Zhang Yingli Hu Jin Ge Hai-Long Jiang Shu-Hong Yu 10.1021/ja509960n.s001 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_Facile_and_General_Coating_Approach_to_Moisture_Water_Resistant_Metal_Organic_Frameworks_with_Intact_Porosity/2226679 The moisture sensitivity of many metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) poses a critical issue for their large-scale real application. One of the most effective methods to solve this problem is to convert the surface of MOFs from hydrophilic to hydrophobic. Herein, we develop a general strategy to modify hydrophobic polydimethysiloxane (PDMS) on the surface of MOF materials to significantly enhance their moisture or water resistance by a facile vapor deposition technique. MOF-5, HKUST-1, and ZnBT as representative vulnerable MOFs were successfully coated by PDMS, and these coated samples well inherited their original crystalline nature and pore characteristics. Strikingly, the surface areas of these MOFs were nearly 100% retained upon PDMS-coating. Such a coating process might render MOFs applicable in the presence of water or humidity in extended fields such as gas sorption and catalysis. 2014-12-10 00:00:00 coating process HKUST MOF materials vapor deposition technique pore characteristics Intact PorosityThe moisture sensitivity PDMS surface areas water resistance gas sorption General Coating Approach