Naeem, AyeshaTing, V.P.Hintermair, U.Tian, M.Telford, RichardHalim, SaaibaNowell, H.Holynska, M.Teat, S.J.Scowen, Ian J.Nayak, Sanjit2016-06-142016-06-142016Naeem A, Ting VP, Hintermair U, Tian M, Telford R, Halim S, Nowell H, Holynska M, Teat SJ, Scowen IJ and Nayak S (2016) Mixed-linker approach in designing porous zirconium-based metal – organic frameworks with high hydrogen storage capacity. Chemical Communications. 52(50): 7826-7829.http://hdl.handle.net/10454/8493YesThree highly porous Zr(IV)-based metal–organic frameworks, UBMOF-8, UBMOF-9, and UBMOF-31, were synthesized by using 2,2′-diamino-4,4′-stilbenedicarboxylic acid, 4,4′-stilbenedicarboxylic acid, and combination of both linkers, respectively. The mixed-linker UBMOF-31 showed excellent hydrogen uptake of 4.9 wt% and high selectivity for adsorption of CO2 over N2 with high thermal stability and moderate water stability with permanent porosity and surface area of 2552 m2 g−1.en© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zirconium-based metal–organic frameworksMixed-linkerHydrogenArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc03787a