By self-assembly methods, metal-organic nanotubes constructed from metal ions and bridging organic ligands have afforded a promising approach toward the synthesis of open nanoporous materials. In recent years, the design and synthesis of nanotubular frameworks have attracted intensive attention due to their uniform, fixed internal diameters, impressive topological structures and versatile applications in many areas. This paper give a comprehensive review of the metal-organic nanotubes categories, including the metal-organic nanotubes constructed from calixarene and cyclodextrin ligands, ordinary ligands and mixed ligands, highlights the latest achievements and progress in field of metal-organic nanotubes. The future research directions of the metal-organic nanotubes is pointed out at last. Contents
1 Introduction
2 One dimensional MONTs
2.1 Finite MONTs
2.2 Infinite MONTs
2.3 Interpenetration infinite MONTs
3 The tubular structure in three or two dimensional frameworks
4 Conclusion and outlook