Crystal engineering of a microporous, catalytically active fcu topology MOF using a custom-designed metalloporphyrin linker

Le Meng, Qigan Cheng, Chungsik Kim, Wen Yang Gao, Lukasz Wojtas, Yu Sheng Chen, Michael J. Zaworotko, X. Peter Zhang, Shengqian Ma

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Abstract

A 12-connected fcu metal-organic framework (MOF), MMPF-3, has been prepared using a Co II metalloporphyrin. MMPF-3 is comprised of the same polyhedral supermolecular building blocks as the prototypal fcu-MOF, fcu-MOF-1, and its nanoscale cavities feature 18 catalytically active cobalt centers. The high density (ca. 5 cobalt sites/nm 3) affords MMPF-3 superior performance in catalytic epoxidation of trans-stilbene compared to other MOFs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10082-10085
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cobalt
  • crystal engineering
  • heterogeneous catalysis
  • Metal-organic frameworks
  • metalloporphyrins

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