Metal–inorganic frameworks (MIFs) are a class of compounds consisting of metal ions or clusters coordinated to inorganic ligands to form one-, two-, or three-dimensional structures. They are a subclass of coordination polymers, with the special feature that they are often porous. They are inorganic counterpart of Metal–organic frameworks. __TOC__ History Millon's base which have been known since early 20th century, can be considered as MIFs. T.A.Shestimerova, A.V.Shevelkov Russ. Chem. Rev., 2018, 87 (1) 28 - 48 Linkers MIF with Borazocine linker was developed for hydrogen storage. Cu2I2Se6 has Se6 linkers.Ding, N.; Armatas, G. S.; Kanatzidis, M. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6728. There are many MIFs with pnictogen linkers.
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