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Development of Heterogeneous Enantioselective Catalysts using Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks MOFs
Published on: January 17, 2020
Mixed-Metal MOFs: Unique Opportunities in Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Functionality and Design
Mohammad Yaser Masoomi1, Ali Morsali1, Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy2
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14155-4838, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Mixed-metal metal-organic frameworks (MM-MOFs) can be considered to be those MOFs having two different metals anywhere in the structure. Herein we summarize the various strategies for the preparation of MM-MOFs and some of their applications in adsorption, gas separation, and catalysis. It is shown that compared to homometallic MOFs, MM-MOFs bring about the opportunity to take advantage of the complexity and the synergism derived from the presence of different metal ions in the structure of MOFs. This is reflected in a superior performance and even stability of MM-MOFs respect to related single-metal MOFs. Emphasis is made on the use of MM-MOFs as catalysts for tandem reactions.
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