Metal-organic frameworks with Lewis acidity: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are exquisitely architected through the pervasive coordination bonds between inorganic metal nodes and organic ligands. Marked by high porosity, tunable internal surface functionality, and concentrated metal sites, they are believed to act as the next generation adsor...
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| Published in | CrystEngComm Vol. 19; no. 29; pp. 466 - 481 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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2017
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| Summary: | Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are exquisitely architected through the pervasive coordination bonds between inorganic metal nodes and organic ligands. Marked by high porosity, tunable internal surface functionality, and concentrated metal sites, they are believed to act as the next generation adsorbent and catalytic materials. In particular, the presence of unsaturated metal centers and electron-deficient groups, capable of acting as Lewis acid sites, has made MOFs highly promising in heterogeneous catalysis applications. In this Highlight, we review the recent development in the design and synthesis of MOFs with Lewis acidity, the characterization techniques of Lewis acid sites, and their applications in heterogeneous catalysis.
In this highlight, we review the recent development in the design and synthesis of metal-organic frameworks with Lewis acidity, the characterization techniques of Lewis acid sites, and their applications in heterogeneous catalysis. |
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| Bibliography: | Dan Zhao received his PhD degree from Texas A&M University in 2010 under the guidance of Professor Hong-Cai Zhou. After completion of a two-year postdoctoral work at Argonne National Laboratory, he joined the National University of Singapore in 2012 as an Assistant Professor. His research interests include advanced porous materials and their applications in storage, separation, sensing, catalysis, and membrane technologies. Zhigang Hu obtained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2016 under the supervision of Dr Dan Zhao. He is now a postdoctoral fellow of Dr Dan Zhao's group, focusing on the synthesis of functional metal-organic framework composites and the establishment of instrumental set-up for MOF-based applications in gas separation, heterogeneous catalysis, and membrane technologies. |
| ISSN: | 1466-8033 1466-8033 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c6ce02660e |