Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)based on organic bridging ligands are a promising class of highly ordered porous materials1withpotentialapplications in catalysis,gas storage and photoelectric devices.The availability of external surface of the solid-state catalysts plays animportant role on the catalytic prowess in heterogeneous catalytic processes;2uniformly distributed active sites in MOFs provide an energetic platform for organic transformation. The documented successof MOFs,3prompted us to seeka sustainable frame work containing electron-rich organic moiety as ligand with anearth-abundant common element. The development of titanium-based organic frameworks provides such a stable MOF with reactive metal nodes as functional moieties. These titanium-based organic frameworks not only form strong bonds with ligands to afford a highly stable structures, but also provide the materials with good photocatalytic activity.4The utility of highly porous titanium-based organic frameworks will be highlighted in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates, dimethyl carbonates, and dimethyl anilines under visible lightincluding the photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic alcohols.

Titanium-based organic frameworks for chemical transformations

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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