Recent advances in the synthesis of various analogues of MOF-based nanomaterials: A mini-review

Transformation of metal–organic frameworks with retained networks

“…To make use of the inherent unique functionalities in their stable derivatives, MOFs have been used as self-sacrificial precursors and templates for the production of nanometals, metal oxides, porous carbon materials, porous silicate materials and porous organic materials, demonstrating improved stability and partially inherited properties from the parent MOFs. [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] Transformation of MOFs provides an opportunity to prepare porous materials with unique superiorities: (i) ordered porous structures and easily adjusted pore sizes (providing accessible active sites and high-flow mass transfer); (ii) large surface areas (ensuring highly exposed active sites); (iii) precise modification of active sites (promoting the development of structure-function relationship). 30,31 MOFs have been proved to be an ideal class of porous templates for the fabrication of porous metal oxides and other metal-based composites, exhibiting unique features of inherited porous structures, uniformly mixed active sites, and controllable particle size, shape and morphology, compared to the traditional approaches, such as hot injection, microemulsion or simply inorganic synthesis.…”

Hantzsch reaction using copper nitrate hydroxide-containing mesoporous silica nanoparticle with C3N4 framework as a novel powerful and reusable catalyst

“…The substantial advance in nanotechnology during the last decades has led to the development of a large variety of nanomaterials with outstanding catalysis applications. It is possible to design and construct numerous nanomaterials suitable as heterogeneous catalysts 26 – 37 . The support material selection possesses a key role in the overall efficiency of the catalyst because these materials impact the catalytic properties of nano-scale catalysts 38 , 39 .…”