Abstract
Using recently reported robust porphyrinic metal-organic framework (RPM) materials, we have examined the systematic exchange of pillaring linkers/struts as a means of accessing new versions of these materials. Dipyridyl-porphyrin Zn(ii) (Zn-dipy) struts were successfully replaced by M2-dipy (M 2 = 2H(+), Al(iii), Sn(iv)), forming crystalline solid solutions of Zn(Zn1-xMx)-RPM in variable ratios. In addition, post-synthetic metallation was demonstrated using Zn2H-RPM, again with retention of crystallinity. We examined catalytic activity for an epoxide ring-opening reaction with a series of ZnM2-RPMs. The catalytic activity depends strongly on the identity of the metal ion present in the dipyridyl-porphyrin unit.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1509-1513 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Science |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)