Porous materials have proven tremendously beneficial for catalysis, transforming the modern chemical industry. Despite their widespread success, current technologies are still limited by difficulties optimizing catalyst properties. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of materials that have an unparalleled tunability among solid-state materials, presenting a rare opportunity to impart molecular level control to heterogeneous systems. Mild cation exchange at the inorganic nodes of MOFs allows for the rational synthesis of well-defined transition metal clusters dispersed throughout the framework. We will present efforts to utilize these heterogenized clusters to catalyze challenging hydrocarbon transformations.

Catalytic hydrocarbon upgrading in metal-organic frameworks

251st National Meeting (2016)

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