JOURNAL ARTICLE

Metal–organic frameworks with Lewis acidity: synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications

Zhigang HuDan Zhao

Year: 2017 Journal:   CrystEngComm Vol: 19 (29)Pages: 4066-4081   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

In this highlight, we review the recent development in the design and synthesis of metal–organic frameworks with Lewis acidity, the characterization techniques of Lewis acid sites, and their applications in heterogeneous catalysis.

Keywords:
Lewis acids and bases Characterization (materials science) Catalysis Metal Metal-organic framework Chemistry Lewis acid catalysis Organic synthesis Combinatorial chemistry Organic chemistry Nanotechnology Materials science Adsorption

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