A highly stable and hierarchical tetrathiafulvalene-based metal–organic framework with improved performance as a solid catalyst

Abstract

Herein we report the synthesis of a tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)-based MOF, namely MUV-2, which shows a non-interpenetrated hierarchical crystal structure with mesoporous one-dimensional channels of ca. 3 nm and orthogonal microporous channels of ca. 1 nm. This highly stable MOF (aqueous solution with pH values ranging from 2 to 11 and different organic solvents), which possesses the well-known [Fe₃(μ₃-O)(COO)₆] secondary building unit, has proven to be an efficient catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of dibenzothiophenes.