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Catalysis in Confined Spaces of Metal Organic Frameworks
Author(s) -
Dhakshinamoorthy Amarajothi,
Asiri Abdullah M.,
Garcia Hermenegildo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.202001469
Subject(s) - metal organic framework , selectivity , chemistry , catalysis , knoevenagel condensation , heterogeneous catalysis , alkylation , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , adsorption
The Cover Feature illustrates the product selectivity due to confinement in metal organic frameworks (MOFs). In their Minireview, A. Dhakshinamoorthy, A. M. Asiri and H. Garcia, have shown that shape selective catalysis arises from spatial constraints provided by MOF cavities while no such selectivity is observed with non‐porous solids. This Minireview is organized according to the nature of active sites covering a wide reaction range, including cyanosilylation, epoxide ring opening, Friedel‐Crafts alkylation, Knoevenagel condensation, olefin hydrogenation and oxidation of sulfur compounds. This work illustrates that product selectivity is highly influenced by effective pore engineering of MOFs. Credit Statement: The ZIF‐8 structure is by Claire L. Hobday et al. ( Nature Communications 2018 , 9 , 1429: Springer Nature) and is used under CC‐BY‐4.0 International License. Modifications to this figure include coloring. More information can be found in the Minireview by A. Dhakshinamoorthy, A. M. Asiri and H. Garcia.