Direct grafting-from of PEDOT from a photoreactive Zr-based MOF – a novel route to electrically conductive composite materials

Abstract

The postsynthetic potential of the two-dimensional metal–organic framework Zr-bzpdc-MOF which is based on the photoreactive molecule benzophenone-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid (H₂bzpdc) is used here to selectively functionalize the MOF surface. We report the direct radical-induced oxidative grafting-from polymerization of the precursor EDOT on Zr-bzpdc-MOF, leading to an electrically conductive composite material and opening the road to a variety of applications.