Selective bifunctional modification of a non-catenated metal-organic framework material via "click" chemistry

Tendai Gadzikwa; Omar K Farha; Christos D Malliakas; Mercouri G Kanatzidis; Joseph T Hupp; SonBinh T Nguyen

doi:10.1021/ja904189d

Selective bifunctional modification of a non-catenated metal-organic framework material via "click" chemistry

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Sep 30;131(38):13613-5. doi: 10.1021/ja904189d.

Authors

Tendai Gadzikwa¹, Omar K Farha, Christos D Malliakas, Mercouri G Kanatzidis, Joseph T Hupp, SonBinh T Nguyen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and the Institute for Catalysis in Energy Processes, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA.

PMID: 19736982
DOI: 10.1021/ja904189d

Abstract

A noncatenated, Zn-based metal-organic framework (MOF) material bearing silyl-protected acetylenes was constructed and postsynthetically modified using "click" chemistry. Using a solvent-based, selective deprotection strategy, two different organic azides were "clicked" onto the MOF crystals, resulting in a porous material whose internal and external surfaces are differently functionalized.