Encapsulation of an organometallic cationic catalyst by direct exchange into an anionic MOF.

ABSTRACT: Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are porous crystalline materials that have emerged as promising hosts for the heterogenization of homogeneous organometallic catalysts, forming hybrid materials which combine the benefits of both classes of catalysts. Herein, we report the encapsulation of the organometallic cationic Lewis acidic catalyst [CpFe(CO)₂(L)]⁺ ([Fp-L]⁺, Cp = η⁵-C₅H₅, L = weakly bound solvent) inside the pores of the anionic [Et₄N]₃[In₃(BTC)₄] MOF (H₃BTC = benzenetricarboxylic acid) via a direct one-step cation exchange process. To conclusively validate this methodology, initially [Cp₂Co]⁺ was used as an inert spatial probe to (i) tes

SUBMITTER: Grigoropoulos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5968521 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature