Issue 54, 2015

Room-temperature acetylene hydration by a Hg(ii)-laced metal–organic framework

Abstract

Thiol (–SH) groups within a Zr(IV)-based metal–organic framework (MOF) anchor Hg(II) atoms; oxidation by H2O2 then leads to acidic sulfonate functions for catalyzing acetylene hydration at room temperature.

Graphical abstract: Room-temperature acetylene hydration by a Hg(ii)-laced metal–organic framework

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 May 2015
Accepted
27 May 2015
First published
27 May 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 10941-10944

Author version available

Room-temperature acetylene hydration by a Hg(II)-laced metal–organic framework

K. Yee, Y. Wong, M. Zha, R. Y. Adhikari, M. T. Tuominen, J. He and Z. Xu, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 10941 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC03943F

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