Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Postsynthetic Modification of a Metal-Organic Framework via Ozonolysis

J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Feb 14;140(6):2028-2031. doi: 10.1021/jacs.7b12913. Epub 2018 Feb 2.

Abstract

We describe solid-gas phase, single-crystal-to-single-crystal, postsynthetic modifications of a metal-organic framework (MOF). Using ozone, we quantitatively transformed the olefin groups of a UiO-66-type MOF into 1,2,4-trioxolane rings, which we then selectively converted into either aldehydes or carboxylic acids.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't