A catalytically active, permanently microporous MOF with metalloporphyrin struts

Abraham M Shultz; Omar K Farha; Joseph T Hupp; SonBinh T Nguyen

doi:10.1021/ja900203f

A catalytically active, permanently microporous MOF with metalloporphyrin struts

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Apr 1;131(12):4204-5. doi: 10.1021/ja900203f.

Authors

Abraham M Shultz¹, Omar K Farha, Joseph T Hupp, SonBinh T Nguyen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Institute for Catalysis in Energy Processes, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.

PMID: 19271705
DOI: 10.1021/ja900203f

Abstract

Through the use of the tetratopic ligand 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene as a key building block, a permanently microporous metal-organic framework with Lewis acidic (porphyrin)Zn struts, ZnPO-MOF, can be made in high yields. ZnPO-MOF can efficiently catalyze acyl-transfer reactions primarily by preconcentrating the substrates within its pores, in stark contrast to analogous supramolecular systems.