Dynamic weak coordination bonding of chlorocarbons enhances the catalytic performance of a metal–organic framework material
Sun Ho Park, Ricardo A. Peralta, Dohyun Moon, Nak Cheon Jeong
Abstract
Solvents with weak coordination bonding ( e.g. , TCM and DCM) confined in the nanopores of a metal–organic framework undergo dynamic coordination exchange with stronger Lewis-basic solvents ( e.g. , H 2 O), and they lead to enhanced catalytic efficiency.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisMetal-organic frameworkLewis acids and basesChemistryMetalCoordination complexNanoporeMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyAdsorptionMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCrystallography and molecular interactionsMagnetism in coordination complexes