The Structural and Catalytic Regulation in a Rigid Zr-MOF Through Linker Installation

Abstract

Reticular chemistry offers an opportunity to design and discover MOFs with unique structural characteristics and a chemical composition that can be adjusted, which is further promoted by the development of linker installation. With atomic-level precision, a range of multicomponent MOFs have been created, particularly in flexible MOFs, where synergistic functional groups are precisely aligned. However, the structural and functional regulation of rigid Zr-MOFs through linker installation poses a challenge. In this work, two kinds of (bpy)Cu catalysis system were successfully built through sequential linkers installation into a rigid MOF, donated as SIFE-1 (SIFE = Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics). The resulting SIFE-1-BPYDC(Cu) and SIFE-1-INA(Cu) MOFs not only maintain porosities but also exhibit good size-selective catalysis performance towards aerobic alcohol oxidation reactions.