Volume 231, 2021

Strategic design and synthesis of star-shaped organic linkers for mesoporous MOFs

Abstract

In the process of designing new MOFs with the aim of having a specific morphology, the shape of the linkers and the choice of coordinating metals have major importance. In this study, the aim to create novel hnb non-interpenetrating MOFs led us to choose tritopic linkers. Novel star-shaped molecules, presenting trigonal geometry and based on aromatic rings, were synthesized. For more convenient synthesis of the library, C–C coupling reactions via a direct arylation methodology were performed. This new synthetic tool, together with the idea of a molecule as a modular combination of smaller building blocks, made possible the fast, cheap and reproducible production of this class of compounds and also its scale-up. With one of the compounds, a MOF was synthesized and characterised via its specific surface area, which varies between 1681 and 3770 m2 g−1.

Graphical abstract: Strategic design and synthesis of star-shaped organic linkers for mesoporous MOFs

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 mar. 2021
Accepted
05 may. 2021
First published
05 may. 2021

Faraday Discuss., 2021,231, 97-111

Strategic design and synthesis of star-shaped organic linkers for mesoporous MOFs

R. Fucci and C. M. L. Vande Velde, Faraday Discuss., 2021, 231, 97 DOI: 10.1039/D1FD00026H

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