Despite the prominent features of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) such as high surface area, high porosity, abundance of metal nodes in the framework, and functionalized linkers, the potential use of metal centers in a variety of applications of these compounds is limited because of their binding to linkers or solvent molecules [1]. Therefore, the creation of defects and the formation of defective MOFs in which unsaturated metal centers are present is more suitable for a wide range of applications based on metal centers.
