Rapid synthesis of metal-organic frameworks MIL-53(Cr)

MIL-53(Cr) is a well-known and important metal-organic framework material. However, the long synthesis time of MIL-53(Cr) restricts its applications. Herein, we report a facile method to kinetically modulate the crystallization route and decrease the synthesis time of 72 to only 8 h by simply increasing the usage of HF.