Issue 10, 2012

Photolabile protecting groups in metal–organic frameworks: preventing interpenetration and masking functional groups

Abstract

Photolabile groups can be incorporated into metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and then quantitatively cleaved following MOF formation. Here, a 2-nitrobenzyl ether prevents lattice interpenetration (catenation) in a cubic MOF derived from zinc(II). Subsequent photolysis unmasks a hydroxyl group, and produces an open MOF that cannot be synthesized directly.

Graphical abstract: Photolabile protecting groups in metal–organic frameworks: preventing interpenetration and masking functional groups

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 May 2011
Accepted
07 Jul 2011
First published
22 Jul 2011

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 1574-1576

Photolabile protecting groups in metal–organic frameworks: preventing interpenetration and masking functional groups

R. K. Deshpande, G. I. N. Waterhouse, G. B. Jameson and S. G. Telfer, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 1574 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12884A

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