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Engineering Homochiral Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis and Enantioselective Separation
Author(s) -
Liu Yan,
Xuan Weimin,
Cui Yong
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201000197
Subject(s) - enantioselective synthesis , metal organic framework , materials science , catalysis , nanotechnology , porous medium , adsorption , heterogeneous catalysis , porosity , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , composite material
Owing to the potential applications in technological areas such as gas storage, catalysis, separation, sensing and nonlinear optics, tremendous efforts have been devoted to the development of porous metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) over the past ten years. Homochiral porous MOFs are particularly attractive candidates as heterogeneous asymmetric catalysts and enantioselective adsorbents and separators for production of optically active organic compounds due to the lack of homochiral inorganic porous materials such as zeolites. In this review, we summarize the recent research progress in homochiral MOF materials, including their synthetic strategy, distinctive structural features and latest advances in asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis and enantioselective separation.