Coordination polymer is a general term used to indicate an infinite
array composed of metal ions which are bridged by certain ligands among
them. This incorporates a wide range of architectures including simple
one-dimensional chains with small ligands to large mesoporous
frameworks. Generally, the formation process proceeds automatically and,
therefore, is called a self-assembly process. In general, the type and
topology of the product generated from the self-assembly of inorganic
metal nodes and organic spacers depend on the functionality of the
ligand and valences and the geometric needs of the metal ions used. In
this book the authors explain main group metal coordination polymer in
bulk and nano size with some of their application, synthesis method and
etc, The properties of these efficient materials are described at length
including magnetism (long-range ordering, spin crossover), porosity (gas
storage, ion and guest exchange), non-linear optical activity, chiral
networks, reactive networks, heterogeneous catalysis, luminescence,
multifunctional materials and other properties.