1. A series of microporous and robust Ln-MOFs showing luminescence properties and catalytic performances towards Knoevenagel reactions
- Author
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Wenzeng Duan, Jun Zheng, Jintang Xue, Dandan Zhou, Xuze Pan, Yun-Wu Li, Jie Su, Miaomiao Tian, Xianqiang Huang, and Qing-Xia Yao
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Inorganic Chemistry ,Lanthanide ,Benzaldehyde ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Materials science ,chemistry ,Polymer chemistry ,Knoevenagel condensation ,Microporous material ,Isostructural ,Luminescence ,Catalysis ,Malononitrile - Abstract
A series of microporous Ln(III)-based metal–organic frameworks (1-Ln) have been hydrothermally synthesized using 4,4′,4′′-nitrilotribenzoic acid (H3NTB). Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses show that 1-Ln are isostructural and have 3D porous frameworks with remarkable stability and permanent porosity for Ar and CO2 adsorption. In addition, 1-Ln exhibit diverse photoluminescence emissions depending on the nature of lanthanide ions. More importantly, 1-Ln are further studied in the Knoevenagel reactions of benzaldehyde derivatives and malononitrile under solvent-free conditions, and it is found that 1-Tb shows the best catalytic activities (yields up to 99%), providing a unique example to differentiate the roles of Ln ions within the frameworks in catalyzing Knoevenagel reactions.
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- 2021