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Abstract
Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and their vast array of topologies, constitutions and applications have incurred great interest over the past two decades. Many areas of chemical research have been impacted in the potential that MOFs bring to the table. These include gas storage and separations, chemical catalysis, endeavors in the removal of harmful and toxic environmental chemicals, magnetics, and drug delivery. Herein, a MOF has been directedly developed towards a material that is able to encapsulate biologically active molecules and subsequently release this cargo upon irradiation at 365nm LED light. This designed MOF is to act as a proof of concept for the utility of a photolabile gated or door moiety which has, to my knowledge, not been explored or unobserved in any light-mediated drug delivery MOF.