| MOFs | Metal-organic frameworks |
| TBABr | Tetrabutyl ammonium bromide |
| SBU | Secondary Building Unit |
| SO | Styrene Oxide |
| PO | Propylene oxide |
| PC | propylene Carbonate |
| ECH | Epichlorohydrin |
| EBH | Epibromohydrin |
| SEO | Spiro-Epoxy Oxindole |
| BPE | 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene ligand |
| BTC | 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate |
| HKUST | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
| RT | Room temperature |
| KI | potassium iodide |
| Å | Aperture |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |