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  "abstract": "Two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks (2D MOFs), with diverse topological architectures, provide a powerful platform for exploring unconventional electronic and lattice-dynamical responses. Yet their structural diversity remains fundamentally constrained by the fixed geometry of high-symmetry ligands. Here, we introduce an encoded asymmetric ligand, benzo[b]triphenylene-2,3,6,7,11,12-hexaol (BTH), for metal-selective topological assembly. By integrating multi-site coordination fields with sterically differentiated environments, BTH exhibits distinct topological programmability: different divalent metal ions direct divergent framework architectures. Specifically, coordination of BTH with divalent Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions assembles Cu-BTH-MOF with a dual-mode hexagonal pore topology and Zn-BTH-MOF with uniform hexagonal channels, respectively, as supported by PXRD Pawley refinement, structural simulations, and pore-size distribution analysis. Furthermore, this topological divergence is accompanied by a significant divergence in charge-transport properties, with Cu-BTH-MOF reaching an electrical conductivity of 1.186 x 10-3 S cm-1, more than six orders of magnitude higher than that of Zn-BTH-MOF (3.38 x 10-10 S cm-1). This work establishes ligand desymmetrization as a programmable strategy for metal-selective topological diversification in 2D MOFs.",
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    {
      "name": "Huimin Qi"
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    {
      "name": "Jinkun Guo"
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    {
      "name": "Xinyan Wu"
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    {
      "name": "Weishan Li"
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    {
      "name": "Tongyang Zhao"
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    {
      "name": "Ze-Fan Yao"
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    {
      "name": "Hao Chen"
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    {
      "name": "Ling Zhang"
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    {
      "name": "Bin Jiang"
    },
    {
      "name": "Yi Liu"
    },
    {
      "name": "Haoyang Zhang"
    },
    {
      "name": "Yunlong Fan"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tianyang Chen"
    },
    {
      "name": "Qingqing Ji"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jin-Hu Dou"
    }
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2609.09598",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.09598",
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  "published": "2026-09-09",
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  "title": "An encoded asymmetric ligand for metal-selective topological assembly of two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks",
  "title_text": "An encoded asymmetric ligand for metal-selective topological assembly of two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks",
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