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Highly Efficient Cooperative Catalysis by Co III (Porphyrin) Pairs in Interpenetrating Metal–Organic Frameworks
Author(s) -
Lin Zekai,
Zhang ZhiMing,
Chen YuSheng,
Lin Wenbin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201605802
Subject(s) - porphyrin , catalysis , metalation , metal organic framework , chemistry , alkyne , homogeneous catalysis , metal , bridging (networking) , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , photochemistry , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption , computer network , computer science
A series of porous twofold interpenetrated In‐Co III (porphyrin) metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) were constructed by in situ metalation of porphyrin bridging ligands and used as efficient cooperative catalysts for the hydration of terminal alkynes. The twofold interpenetrating structure brings adjacent Co III (porphyrins) in the two networks parallel to each other with a distance of about 8.8 Å, an ideal distance for the simultaneous activation of both substrates in alkyne hydration reactions. As a result, the In‐Co III (porphyrin) MOFs exhibit much higher (up to 38 times) catalytic activity than either homogeneous catalysts or MOF controls with isolated Co III (porphyrin) centers, thus highlighting the potential application of MOFs in cooperative catalysis.