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ALS Publications by Omar Yaghi

This list is a compilation of all publications with 2025 Chemistry Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi as co-author that used the resources of the Advanced Light Source.

Updated October 17, 2025

  1. Zhang, H., Z. Zhou, C. Zhu, and O.M. Yaghi, “Crystalline coumarin-linked covalent organic frameworks,” Nature Synthesis, (2025). (doi:10.1038/s44160-025-00859-8) 7.3.3
  2. Alawadhi, A.H., S. Chheda, G.D. Stroscio, Z. Rong, D. Kurandina, H.L. Nguyen, N. Rampal, Z. Zheng, L. Gagliardi, and O.M. Yaghi, “Harvesting Water from Air with High-Capacity, Stable Furan-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 146(3), 2160-2166 (2024). (doi:10.1021/jacs.3c11947) 12.2.1
  3. Neumann, S.E., J. Kwon, C. Gropp, L. Ma, R. Giovine, T. Ma, N. Hanikel, K. Wang, T. Chen, S. Jagani, R.O. Ritchie, T. Xu, and O.M. Yaghi, “The propensity for covalent organic frameworks to template polymer entanglement,” Science 383(6689), 1337-1343 (2024). (doi:10.1126/science.adf2573) 7.3.3
  4. Fuchs, A., F. Knechtel, H. Wang, Z. Ji, S. Wuttke, O.M. Yaghi, and E. Ploetz, “Water Harvesting at the Single-Crystal Level,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 145(26), 14324-14334 (2023). (doi:10.1021/jacs.3c02902) 12.2.1
  5. Han, X., S.E. Neumann, B. Nannenga, K. Wang, K.-Y. Li, S. Mirzaei, X. Yao, C. Zhu, M.-Y. Gao, Y.-B. Zhang, Y. Cui, and O.M. Yaghi, “Directing Molecular Weaving of Covalent Organic Frameworks and Their Dimensionality by Angular Control,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 145(42), 22885-22889 (2023). (doi:10.1021/jacs.3c09691) 7.3.3,12.2.1
  6. Han, X., T. Ma, B.L. Nannenga, X. Yao, S.E. Neumann, P. Kumar, J. Kwon, Z. Rong, K. Wang, Y. Zhang, J.R. Navarro, R.O. Ritchie, Y. Cui, and O.M. Yaghi, “Molecular weaving of chicken-wire covalent organic frameworks,” Chem 9(9), 2509-2517 (2023). (doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2023.07.015) 12.2.1
  7. Hanikel, N., D. Kurandina, S. Chheda, Z. Zheng, Z. Rong, S.E. Neumann, J. Sauer, J.I. Siepmann, L. Gagliardi, and O.M. Yaghi, “MOF Linker Extension Strategy for Enhanced Atmospheric Water Harvesting,” ACS Central Science 9(3), 551-557 (2023). (doi:10.1021/acscentsci.3c00018) 12.2.1
  8. Ma, T., Y. Zhou, C.S. Diercks, J. Kwon, F. Gándara, H. Lyu, N. Hanikel, P. Pena-Sánchez, Y. Liu, N.J. Diercks, R.O. Ritchie, D.M. Proserpio, O. Terasaki, and O.M. Yaghi, “Catenated covalent organic frameworks constructed from polyhedra,” Nature Synthesis 2(3), 286-295 (2023). (doi:10.1038/s44160-022-00224-z) 7.3.3
  9. Zheng, Z., A.H. Alawadhi, S. Chheda, S.E. Neumann, N. Rampal, S. Liu, H.L. Nguyen, Y.-h. Lin, Z. Rong, J.I. Siepmann, L. Gagliardi, A. Anandkumar, C. Borgs, J.T. Chayes, and O.M. Yaghi, “Shaping the Water-Harvesting Behavior of Metal-Organic Frameworks Aided by Fine-Tuned GPT Models,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 145(51), 28284-28295 (2023). (doi:10.1021/jacs.3c12086) 12.2.1
  10. Zheng, Z., Z. Rong, N. Rampal, C. Borgs, J.T. Chayes, and O.M. Yaghi, “A GPT-4 Reticular Chemist for Guiding MOF Discovery,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 62(46), e202311983 (2023). (doi:10.1002/anie.202311983) 12.2.1
  11. Hou, T., W. Xu, X. Pei, L. Jiang, O.M. Yaghi, and K.A. Persson, “Ionic Conduction Mechanism and Design of Metal-Organic Framework Based Quasi-Solid-State Electrolytes,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 144(30), 13446-13450 (2022). (doi:10.1021/jacs.2c03710) 12.2.1
  12. Jin, F., H.L. Nguyen, Z. Zhong, X. Han, C. Zhu, X. Pei, Y. Ma, and O.M. Yaghi, “Entanglement of Square Nets in Covalent Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 144(4), 1539-1544 (2022). (doi:10.1021/jacs.1c13468) 7.3.3
  13. Lyu, H., O.-F. Chen, N. Hanikel, M.I. Hossain, R.W. Flaig, X. Pei, A. Amin, M.D. Doherty, R.K. Impastato, T.G. Glover, D.R. Moore, and O.M. Yaghi, “Carbon Dioxide Capture Chemistry of Amino Acid Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks in Humid Flue Gas,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 144(5), 2387-2396 (2022). (doi:10.1021/jacs.1c13368) 12.2.1
  14. Hanikel, N., X. Pei, S. Chheda, H. Lyu, W. Jeong, J. Sauer, L. Gagliardi, and O.M. Yaghi, “Evolution of water structures in metal-organic frameworks for improved atmospheric water harvesting,” Science 374(6566), 454-459 (2021). (doi:10.1126/science.abj0890) 12.2.1
    Highlight: Improving the Efficiency of Atmospheric Water Harvesting
  15. Lee, S., and O.M. Yaghi, “‘Eye’ of the molecule-a viewpoint,” Faraday Discussions 231, 145-149 (2021). (doi:10.1039/d1fd00032b) 11.3.1
  16. Gropp, C., T. Ma, N. Hanikel, and O.M. Yaghi, “Design of higher valency in covalent organic frameworks,” Science 370(6515), eabd6406 (2020). (doi:10.1126/science.abd6406) 7.3.3,12.2.1
  17. Lee, J.S., E. Kapustin, X. Pei, S. Llopis, O.M. Yaghi, and F.D. Toste, “Architectural Stabilization of a Gold(III) Catalyst in Metal-Organic Frameworks,” Chem 6(1), 142-152 (2020). (doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2019.10.022) 11.3.1,12.2.1
  18. Nguyen, H.L., C. Gropp, Y. Ma, C. Zhu, and O.M. Yaghi, “3D Covalent Organic Frameworks Selectively Crystallized through Conformational Design,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 142(48), 20335-20339 (2020). (doi:10.1021/jacs.0c11064) 7.3.3
  19. Nguyen, H.L., N. Hanikel, S.J. Lyle, C. Zhu, D.M. Proserpio, and O.M. Yaghi, “A Porous Covalent Organic Framework with Voided Square Grid Topology for Atmospheric Water Harvesting,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 142(5), 2218-2221 (2020). (doi:10.1021/jacs.9b13094) 7.3.3
  20. Zhao, C., H. Lyu, Z. Ji, C. Zhu, and O.M. Yaghi, “Ester-Linked Crystalline Covalent Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 142(34), 14450-14454 (2020). (doi:10.1021/jacs.0c07015) 7.3.3
  21. Abdel-Mageed, A.M., B. Rungtaweevoranit, M. Parlinska-Wojtan, X. Pei, O.M. Yaghi, and R.J. Behm, “Highly Active and Stable Single-Atom Cu Catalysts Supported by a Metal-Organic Framework,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 141(13), 5201-5210 (2019). (doi:10.1021/jacs.8b11386) 12.2.1
  22. Lyle, S.J., T.M. Osborn Popp, P.J. Waller, X. Pei, J.A. Reimer, and O.M. Yaghi, “Multistep Solid-State Organic Synthesis of Carbamate-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 141(28), 11253-11258 (2019). (doi:10.1021/jacs.9b04731) 12.2.1
  23. Lyu, H., C.S. Diercks, C. Zhu, and O.M. Yaghi, “Porous Crystalline Olefin-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 141(17), 6848-6852 (2019). (doi:10.1021/jacs.9b02848) 7.3.3,12.3.2
  24. Matheu, R., E. Gutierrez-Puebla, M.A. Monge, C.S. Diercks, J. Kang, M.E. Prevot, X. Pei, N. Hanikel, B. Zhang, P. Yang, and O.M. Yaghi, “Three-Dimensional Phthalocyanine Metal-Catecholates for High Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 141(43), 17081-17085 (2019). (doi:10.1021/jacs.9b09298) 12.2.1
  25. Pei, X., H.-B. Buergi, E. Kapustin, Y. Liu, and O.M. Yaghi, “Coordinative Alignment in the Pores of MOFs for the Structural Determination of N-, S-, and P-Containing Organic Compounds Including Complex Chiral Molecules,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 141(47), 18862-18869 (2019). (doi:10.1021/jacs.9b10501) 11.3.1,12.2.1
  26. Trickett, C.A., T.M. Osborn Popp, J. Su, C. Yan, J. Weisberg, A. Huq, P. Urban, J. Jiang, M.J. Kalmutzki, Q. Liu, J. Baek, M.P. Head-Gordon, G. Somorjai, J.A. Reimer, and O.M. Yaghi, “Identification of the strong Bronsted acid site in a metal-organic framework solid acid catalyst,” Nature Chemistry 11(2), 170-176 (2019). (doi:10.1038/s41557-018-0171-z) 11.3.1
  27. Xu, W., X. Pei, C.S. Diercks, H. Lyu, Z. Ji, and O.M. Yaghi, “A Metal-Organic Framework of Organic Vertices and Polyoxometalate Linkers as a Solid-State Electrolyte,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 141(44), 17522-17526 (2019). (doi:10.1021/jacs.9b10418) 11.3.1,12.2.1
  28. Baek, J., B. Rungtaweevoranit, X. Pei, M. Park, S. Fakra, Y.-S. Liu, R. Matheu, S.A. Alshmimri, S. Alshehri, C.A. Trickett, G. Somorjai, and O.M. Yaghi, “Bioinspired Metal-Organic Framework Catalysts for Selective Methane Oxidation to Methanol,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140(51), 18208-18216 (2018). (doi:10.1021/jacs.8b11525) 11.3.1,10.3.2
  29. Diercks, C.S., S. Lin, N. Kornienko, E. Kapustin, E.M. Nichols, C. Zhu, Y. Zhao, C.J. Chang, and O.M. Yaghi, “Reticular Electronic Tuning of Porphyrin Active Sites in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140(3), 1116-1122 (2018). (doi:10.1021/jacs.7b11940) 6.3.1.2,7.3.3
  30. Fathieh, F., M.J. Kalmutzki, E. Kapustin, P.J. Waller, J. Yang, and O.M. Yaghi, “Practical water production from desert air,” Science Advances 4(6), eaat3198 (2018). (doi:10.1126/sciadv.aat3198) 11.3.1
  31. Ji, Z., C.A. Trickett, X. Pei, and O.M. Yaghi, “Linking Molybdenum-Sulfur Clusters for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140(42), 13618-13622 (2018). (doi:10.1021/jacs.8b09807) 11.3.1,5.0.2
  32. Lee, S., H.-B. Buergi, S.A. Alshmimri, and O.M. Yaghi, “Impact of Disordered Guest-Framework Interactions on the Crystallography of Metal-Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140(28), 8958-8964 (2018). (doi:10.1021/jacs.8b05271) 11.3.1,12.2.1
  33. Liu, Y., Y. Ma, J. Yang, C.S. Diercks, N. Tamura, F. Jin, and O.M. Yaghi, “Molecular Weaving of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Adaptive Guest Inclusion,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140(47), 16015-16019 (2018). (doi:10.1021/jacs.8b08949) 12.3.2
  34. Ma, T., E. Kapustin, S.X. Yin, L. Liang, Z. Zhou, J. Niu, L.-H. Li, Y. Wang, J. Su, J. Li, X. Wang, W.D. Wang, W. Wang, J. Sun, and O.M. Yaghi, “Single-crystal x-ray diffraction structures of covalent organic frameworks,” Science 361(6397), 48-52 (2018). (doi:10.1126/science.aat7679) 11.3.1
  35. Zhang, B., M. Wei, H. Mao, X. Pei, S.A. Alshmimri, J.A. Reimer, and O.M. Yaghi, “Crystalline Dioxin-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks from Irreversible Reactions,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140(40), 12715-12719 (2018). (doi:10.1021/jacs.8b08374) 12.2.1,7.3.3
  36. Zhao, C., C.S. Diercks, C. Zhu, N. Hanikel, X. Pei, and O.M. Yaghi, “Urea-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140(48), 16438-16441 (2018). (doi:10.1021/jacs.8b10612) 7.3.3
  37. Choi, K., D. Kim, B. Rungtaweevoranit, C.A. Trickett, J.e. Barmanbek, P. Yang, and O.M. Yaghi, “Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalytic CO 2 Conversion within Metal-Organic Frameworks Under Visible Light,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 139(1), 356-362 (2017). (doi:10.1021/jacs.6b11027) 11.3.1
  38. Kapustin, E., S. Lee, A.S. Alshammari, and O.M. Yaghi, “Molecular Retrofitting Adapts a Metal-Organic Framework to Extreme Pressure,” ACS Central Science 3(6), 662-667 (2017). (doi:10.1021/acscentsci.7b00169) 12.2.2
  39. Yang, J., C.A. Trickett, S.B. Alahmadi, A. Alshammari, and O.M. Yaghi, “Calcium L-Lactate Frameworks as Naturally Degradable Carriers for Pesticides,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 139(24), 8118-8121 (2017). (doi:10.1021/jacs.7b04542) 11.3.1
  40. Yang, J., Y.-B. Zhang, Q. Liu, C.A. Trickett, E. Gutierrez-Puebla, M.A. Monge, H. Cong, A. Aldossary, H. Deng, and O.M. Yaghi, “Principles of Designing Extra-Large Pore Openings and Cages in Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 139(18), 6448-6455 (2017). (doi:10.1021/jacs.7b02272) 5.0.2,11.3.1
  41. Zhao, Y., L. Guo, F. Gandara, Y. Ma, Z. Liu, C. Zhu, H. Lyu, C.A. Trickett, E. Kapustin, O. Terasaki, and O.M. Yaghi, “A Synthetic Route for Crystals of Woven Structures, Uniform Nanocrystals, and Thin Films of Imine Covalent Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 139(37), 13166-13172 (2017). (doi:10.1021/jacs.7b07457) 7.3.3,11.3.1
  42. Catarineu, N.R., A. Schoedel, P. Urban, M.B. Morla, C.A. Trickett, and O.M. Yaghi, “Two Principles of Reticular Chemistry Uncovered in a Metal-Organic Framework of Heterotritopic Linkers and Infinite Secondary Building Units,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 138(34), 10826-10829 (2016). (doi:10.1021/jacs.6b07267) 11.3.1
  43. Lee, S., E. Kapustin, and O.M. Yaghi, “Coordinative alignment of molecules in chiral metal-organic frameworks,” Science 353(6301), 808-811 (2016). (doi:10.1126/science.aaf9135) 11.3.1
    Highlight: A New Way to Determine the 3D Structure of Molecules
  44. Liu, Y., Y. Ma, Y. Zhao, X. Sun, F. Gandara, H. Furukawa, Z. Liu, H. Zhu, C. Zhu, K. Suenaga, P. Oleynikov, A.S. Alshammari, X. Zhang, O. Terasaki, and O.M. Yaghi, “Weaving of organic threads into a crystalline covalent organic framework,” Science 351(6271), 365-369 (2016). (doi:10.1126/science.aad4011) 7.3.3
  45. Urban, P., N.R. Catarineu, M.B. Morla, and O.M. Yaghi, “Symmetry in MOF synthesis: a new network topology from a heterotritopic linker,” Acta Crystallographica, Section A: Foundations and Advances 72, s404 (2016). (doi:10.1107/S2053273316094109) 11.3.1
  46. Zhao, Y., S.-Y. Lee, N. Becknell, O.M. Yaghi, and C.n. Angell, “Nanoporous Transparent MOF Glasses with Accessible Internal Surface,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 138(34), 10818-1082 (2016). (doi:10.1021/jacs.6b07078) 10.3.2
  47. Kornienko, N., Y. Zhao, C. Kley, C. Zhu, D. Kim, S. Lin, C.-F. Chang, O.M. Yaghi, and P. Yang, “Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalytic Reduction of Carbon Dioxide,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 137(44), 14129-14135 (2015). (doi:10.1021/jacs.5b08212) 7.3.3
  48. Lin, S.g., C.S. Dierks, Y. Zhang, N. Kornienko, E.M. Nichols, Y. Zhao, A.R. Paris, D. Kim, P. Yang, O.M. Yaghi, and C.J. Chang, “Covalent organic frameworks comprising cobalt porphyrins for catalytic CO2 reduction in water,” Science 349(6253), 1208-1213 (2015). (doi:10.1126/science.aac8343) 7.3.3,10.3.2
    Highlight: Porous-Framework Electrocatalysts Are Key to Carbon Dioxide Conversion
  49. Nguyen, N.T., H. Furukawa, F. Gandara, C.A. Trickett, H.M. Jeong, K.E. Cordova, and O.M. Yaghi, “Three-Dimensional Metal-Catecholate Frameworks and their Ultrahigh Proton Conductivity,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 137(49), 15394-15397 (2015). (doi:10.1021/jacs.5b10999) 11.3.1
  50. Siman, P., C.A. Trickett, H. Furukawa, and O.M. Yaghi, “L-Aspartate Links for Stable Sodium Metal-Organic Frameworks,” Chemical Communications 51(98), 17463-17466 (2015). (doi:10.1039/C5CC07578E) 11.3.1
  51. Trickett, C.A., K.J. Gagnon, S. Lee, F. Gandara, H.-B. Bürgi, and O.M. Yaghi, “Definitive Molecular Level Characterization of Defects in UiO-66 Crystals,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 54(38), 11162-11167 (2015). (doi:10.1002/anie.201505461) 11.3.1
  52. Zhang, Y.-B., H. Furukawa, N. Ko, W. Nie, H.J. Park, S. Okajima, K.E. Cordova, H. Deng, J. Kim, and O.M. Yaghi, “Introduction of Functionality, Selection of Topology, and Enhancement of Gas Adsorption in Multivariate Metal-Organic Framework-177,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 137(7), 2641-2650 (2015). (doi:10.1021/ja512311a) 11.3.1
  53. Zhou, Y., N. Kornienko, Z. Liu, C. Zhu, S… Asahina, T… Kuo, W… Bao, C. Xie, A… Hexamer, O… Terasaki, P. Yang, and O.M. Yaghi, “Mesoscopic Constructs of Ordered and Oriented Metal-Organic Frameworks on Plasmonic Silver Nanocrystals,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 137(6), 2199-2202 (2015). (doi:10.1021/ja512951e) 7.3.3
  54. Cai, S.-L., Y.-B. Zhang, A.B. Pun, B. He, J. Yang, F. Toma, I.D. Sharp, O.M. Yaghi, J. Fan, S.-R. Zheng, W.-G. Zhang, and Y. Liu, “Tunable Electrical Conductivity in Oriented Thin Films of Tetrathiafulvalene-Based Covalent Organic Framework,” Chemical Science 5(12), 4693-4700 (2014). (doi:10.1039/C4SC02593H) 7.3.3,11.3.1
  55. Furukawa, H., F. Gandara, Y.-B. Zhang, J. Jiang, W.L. Queen, M.R. Hudson, and O.M. Yaghi, “Water Adsorption in Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks and Related Materials,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 136(11), 4369-4381 (2014). (doi:10.1021/ja500330a) 11.3.1
  56. Gandara, F., H. Furukawa, S. Lee, and O.M. Yaghi, “High Methane Storage Capacity in Aluminum Metal-Organic Frameworks,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 136(14), 5271-5274 (2014). (doi:10.1021/ja501606h) 11.3.1
  57. Jiang, J., F. Gandara, Y.-B. Zhang, K. Na, O.M. Yaghi, and W.G. Klemperer, “Superacidity in Sulfated Metal-Organic Framework-808,” Journal of the American Chemical Society 136(37), 12844-12847 (2014). (doi:10.1021/ja507119n) 11.3.1
  58. Klonowski, P., J.C. Goloboy, F.J. Uribe-Romo, F. Sun, L. Zhu, F. Gandara, C. Wills, R.J. Errington, O.M. Yaghi, and W.G. Klemperer, “Synthesis and Characterization of the Platinum-Substituted Keggin Anion \u945#-H 2SiPtW 11O 40 4-,” Inorganic Chemistry 53(24), 13239-13246 (2014). (doi:10.1021/ic502617k) 11.3.1
  59. Nguyen, N.T., H. Furukawa, F. Gandara, H.T. Nguyen, K.E. Cordova, and O.M. Yaghi, “Selective Capture of Carbon Dioxide under Humid Conditions by Hydrophobic Chabazite-Type Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 53(40), 10645-10648 (2014). (doi:10.1002/anie.201403980) 11.3.1
  60. Furukawa, H., N. Ko, Y.B. Go, N. Aratani, S.B. Choi, E. Choi, A.O. Yazaydin, R.Q. Snurr, M. O’Keeffe, J. Kim, and O.M. Yaghi, “Ultrahigh Porosity in Metal-Organic Frameworks,” Science 329(5990), 424-428 (2010). (doi:10.1126/science.1192160) 11.3.1