Low-Valent Metals in Metal-Organic Frameworks Via Post-Synthetic Modification |
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Authors: | Juan L Obeso Dr Michael T Huxley Prof José Antonio de los Reyes Prof Simon M Humphrey Prof Ilich A Ibarra Asst Prof Ricardo A Peralta |
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Institution: | 1. Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica y Reactividad de Superficies (LaFReS), Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, CU, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510 Mexico;2. School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering & Technology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005 Australia;3. Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, Ciudad de México, 09340 México;4. Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 4.424 Welch Hall, 105 E. 24th St., Austin, TX, 78712-0165 USA;5. Department of Chemistry, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM−I), Ciudad de México, 09340 Mexico |
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Abstract: | Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) provide uniquely tunable, periodic platforms for site-isolation of reactive low-valent metal complexes of relevance in modern catalysis, adsorptive applications, and fundamental structural studies. Strategies for integrating such species in MOFs include post-synthetic metalation, encapsulation and direct synthesis using low-valent organometallic complexes as building blocks. These approaches have each proven effective in enhancing catalytic activity, modulating product distributions (i.e., by improving catalytic selectivity), and providing valuable mechanistic insights. In this minireview, we explore these different strategies, as applied to isolate low-valent species within MOFs, with a particular focus on examples that leverage the unique crystallinity, permanent porosity and chemical mutability of MOFs to achieve deep structural insights that lead to new paradigms in the field of hybrid catalysis. |
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Keywords: | Catalysis Low-Valent Metals Metal-Organic Framework Metalation Post-Synthetic Modification |
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