Transitional MOFs: Exposing Metal Sites with Porosity for Enhancing Catalytic Reaction Performance

Peng Wang, Xiaohan Li, Peng Zhang, Xiongfei Zhang, Yu Shen, Bing Zheng, Jiansheng Wu, Sheng Li, Yu Fu, Weina Zhang, Fengwei Huo

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Abstract

The exploration of transitional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is important because of their unique properties and promising applications. Hence, finding a suitable strategy to design transitional MOFs with different states has become a key issue. Herein, we develop a modulator-induced strategy for fabricating transitional MOFs with carboxylic ligands by building esterification reaction. The exposed metal sites, mesoporous systems, morphologies, crystallinities, and components of transitional MOFs can be finely controlled when different modulators are employed. Notably, the Pt/solid-transitional MOF catalyst with more mesopores enhances conversion in the hydrogenation reaction of n-hexene, and the flower-like-transitional MOF catalyst with more Lewis acid sites exhibits better performance in the cycloaddition reaction. Therefore, the modulator-induced strategy may provide significant inspiration for preparing various transitional MOFs by building suitable chemical reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23968-23975
Number of pages8
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume12
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 May 2020

Keywords

  • catalysis
  • metal sites
  • modulator-induced strategy
  • porosity
  • transitional MOFs

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