Two series of chemically and thermally stable rare-earth MOFs were constructed using trinuclear [M(μ-OH)(COO)] SBUs and linear dicarboxylate linkers, which feature three-dimensional 12-connected frameworks with an hcp topology. These materials contain a large density of Lewis acidic sites, leading to high catalytic activity towards the cycloaddition of CO and epoxides under mild conditions.
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