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Materials design and synthesis constitute vital aspects of the chemistry of materials. Unlike earlier, when solid-state chemistry by and large employed ceramic methods to prepare materials, today there is increasing use of soft chemistry, supramolecular strategies, and biomimicry. There is much interest in not only developing new methods of synthesis of novel materials, but also in understanding the processes involved in the formation of complex materials. In this article, we discuss some recent developments in the area of inorganic open-framework materials as a case study in the chemical design of materials.

There is much interest in not only developing new methods of synthesis of novel materials, but also in understanding the processes involved in the formation of complex materials. In this article, we discuss some recent developments in the area of inorganic open-framework materials as a case study in the chemical design of materials.