Fast and high yield post-synthetic modification of metal–organic frameworks by vapor diffusion

Abstract

Vapor-phase post-synthetic modification (VP-PSM) is herein described. VP-PSM is a tool that overcomes limitations of standard PSM methods by giving a higher yield in short reaction times and will give more flexibility in designing metal-organic frameworks with functionalization for chemical and physical applications.

Synthesis of UiO-66-NH2 derived heterogeneous copper (II) catalyst and study of its application in the selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols

“…The Langmuir surface area of the UiO-66-NH 2 was 1338 m 2 /g with pore volume of 0.71 cm 3 /g. After the salicylaldehyde modification, the Langmuir surface area decreased to 1040 m 2 /g, while the pore volume decreased to 0.47 cm 3 /g, which indicates occupation of the internal channels by iminophenol moieties in Zr-MOF structure [38]. The Langmuir surface area of UiO-66-Sal-CuCl 2 catalyst decreases to 859 m 2 /g when the copper moiety is introduced.…”

Postsynthetic Modification of Zirconium Metal‐Organic Frameworks

“…In 2012, the PSM of UiO‐66‐NH 2 with acid anhydrides was extended to investigate the feasibility of vapour phase reactivity . The authors report that the vapour method provides access to the amide modified MOF with improved conversions in reduced timescales.…”

Single-atom active sites on metal-organic frameworks

“…Our group has recently developed a new method that enables (near) quantitative introduction of functional groups in the pores of MOFs at fast rates (Servalli et al 2012). This novel methodology, called vapour phase PSM (VP-PSM), is a general, efficient and versatile route that overcomes the limitation of standard PSM methods.…”