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Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks
Published on: September 5, 2014
An amino and triazole-containing metal-organic framework: cellobiose sensing and its catalytic conversion under mild
Fangmin Huang1, Jiayi Li1, Jiabiao Li1
1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221116, P. R. China. wpyan@jsnu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A novel metal-organic framework functionalized with amino and triazole moieties, namely Zn-TDA, has been synthesized. It represents the first example of a MOF-based sensor for highly selective sensing of cellobiose over other saccharides. Furthermore, Zn-TDA was used as a catalyst for the conversion of cellobiose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), achieving an excellent yield of 68.7% within 90 min under mild conditions.
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