As hybrid materials derived from well-defined inorganic and organic building blocks, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have many of the desirable features of zeolites, such as high surface area and porosity, and can be similarly effective as size- and shape-selective chemical catalysts. However, given the enormous diversity of potential structures and chemical functional groups that can be incorporated into the pores of MOFs, these materials have the potential to extend porous-materials-based catalysis far beyond the realm of zeolitic chemistry to include enzyme-like behaviors such as adapted flexibility during catalysis, active-site isolation and protection, and tunable hydrophobicity. This presentation will discuss recent advances achieved by the group at Northwestern University in the deployment of homogeneous catalysts into MOFs.

Metal-organic frameworks as a versatile platform for the deployment of homogeneous catalysts

239th National Meeting (2010)

The official archive and repository for all ACS Meetings & Expositions abstracts and select posters or presentations.