Thermally activated bipyridyl-based Mn-MOFs with Lewis acid–base bifunctional sites for highly efficient catalytic cycloaddition of CO<sub>2</sub> with epoxides and Knoevenagel condensation reactions
Zhen Xu, Ya‐Yu Zhao, Le Chen, Cai‐Yong Zhu, Peng Li, Wei Gao, Jiyang Li, Xiu‐Mei Zhang
Abstract
A bipyridyl-based Mn 2+ -organic framework was synthesized. Activated Mn-MOF- 1 could serve as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the cycloaddition of CO 2 with epoxides and Knoevenagel condensation reactions.
Topics & Concepts
Knoevenagel condensationBifunctionalLewis acids and basesCatalysisChemistryPyridineMetal-organic frameworkCycloadditionBrønsted–Lowry acid–base theorySolvothermal synthesisAdsorptionInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCovalent Organic Framework Applications