A precursor method for the synthesis of new Ce(iv) MOFs with reactive tetracarboxylate linkers

Simon Smolders; Arnaud Struyf; Helge Reinsch; Bart Bueken; Timo Rhauderwiek; Luise Mintrop; Philipp Kurz; Norbert Stock; Dirk E De Vos

doi:10.1039/c7cc08200b

A precursor method for the synthesis of new Ce(iv) MOFs with reactive tetracarboxylate linkers

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Jan 23;54(8):876-879. doi: 10.1039/c7cc08200b.

Authors

Simon Smolders¹, Arnaud Struyf, Helge Reinsch, Bart Bueken, Timo Rhauderwiek, Luise Mintrop, Philipp Kurz, Norbert Stock, Dirk E De Vos

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M2S), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F p.o. box 2461, 3001 Leuven, Belgium. dirk.devos@kuleuven.be.

PMID: 29236104
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc08200b

Abstract

A precursor method has been developed to synthesize Ce(iv) MOFs that could not be prepared directly from Ce(iv) salts. Starting from Ce₆ clusters, two Ce-UiO-66 analogues and four tetracarboxylate-based Ce(iv) MOFs could be synthesized. The applied method facilitates framework formation by evading reactive individual Ce(iv)-ions thereby paving the way for further development of Ce-MOFs.