Issue 19, 2019

The impact of an isoreticular expansion strategy on the performance of iodine catalysts supported in multivariate zirconium and aluminum metal–organic frameworks

Abstract

Iodine functionalized variants of DUT-5 (Al) and UiO-67 (Zr) were prepared as expanded-pore analogues of MIL-53 (Al) and UiO-67 (Zr). They were prepared using a combination of multivariate and isorecticular expansion strategies. Multivariate MOFs with a 25% iodine-containing linker was chosen to achieve an ideal balance between a high density of catalytic sites and sufficient space for efficient diffusion. Changes to the oxidation potential of the catalyst as a result of the pore-expansion strategy led to a decrease in activity with electron rich substrates. On the other hand, these larger frameworks proved to be more efficient catalysts for substrates with higher oxidation potentials. Recyclability tests for these larger MOFs showed sustained catalytic activity over multiple recycles.

Graphical abstract: The impact of an isoreticular expansion strategy on the performance of iodine catalysts supported in multivariate zirconium and aluminum metal–organic frameworks

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Gen. 2019
Accepted
16 Ebr. 2019
First published
16 Ebr. 2019

Dalton Trans., 2019,48, 6445-6454

Author version available

The impact of an isoreticular expansion strategy on the performance of iodine catalysts supported in multivariate zirconium and aluminum metal–organic frameworks

B. Tahmouresilerd, M. Moody, L. Agogo and A. F. Cozzolino, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 6445 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT00368A

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