Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in Organic Synthesis

Nowadays, solid compounds with crystalline structure formed by inorganic clusters or metal ions (generally transition metal) linked by two or multifunctional organic units which called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) [1]. In recent years, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are valuable materials because of their applications on the preparation of adsorption, catalysis, sensors, electronics, selective separation, fuel cells, petrochemistry, large scale of industrial products and drug delivery [2]. Some advantages of these materials nanoscopic and porous materials are high surface area, high thermal stability of their chemical structure [3]. Multivariate MOFs (MTV-MOFs), in which numerous nuclei, organic and linker features are merged into a framework, have introduced with many chances for modeling the complexity of the porous of MOFs in a logical method [4]. Therefore, task-specific and rational design ofmetal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with the goal to change the surface area, pore size,stability thermal and chemical improve performance is the major interest of various chemists around the world [5]. The catalytic activity of MOFs in cases of oxidation reactions, C-C bond formation and organic synthesis had been reported [6]. Recently, we have developed the modification of MOFs, as a significant system for preparing new functionalized frameworks [7]. Our research have focused on the synthesis of functionalized Cr, Co, Zr-based MOFs and their applications as task-specific, recyclable and reusable catalyst in organic synthesis(Scheme 1).

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Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) , Multivariate MOFs (MTV-MOFs).