A general post-synthetic modification approach of amino-tagged metal–organic frameworks to access efficient catalysts for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ta00816f
• Publication Date: 2015-07-08T08:32:23Z
• Authors: Yi Luan; Yue Qi; Hongyi Gao; Radoelizo S. Andr...; Nannan Zheng; Ge Wang
• Keywords: Knoevenagel condensation; Condensation reaction; Surface Modification

Post-synthetic modification of four common transition-metal derived MOFs gives novel MOF–RNH₂catalysts which show greatly enhanced Knoevenagel condensation reactivities towards various aldehyde electrophiles.