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. 2023 Nov 11;4(1):59–90. doi: 10.1021/acsorginorgau.3c00033

Table 1. MOFs with Different Lewis Acidic Functionalities and Their Utilities toward Catalysisa.

Sr. No. MOF Compound Lewis acidic metal site Labile solvent Catalytic reaction Ref
1 Zr6-fBDC and Zr6-fBPDC Zr4+ H2O Arene C–H Iodination (258)
2 Zr6OTf-BTB Zr4+ - Povarov Reactions (259)
3 [Zn2(TBIB)2(HTCPB)2]·9DMF·19H2O Zn2+ - Cycloaddition of CO2 (260)
        Friedländer Reaction  
4 MOF-525, PCN-222 and PCN-224 Zr2+, Mn2+, Zn2+ - Cycloaddition of CO2 (261)
5 M-NU-1008 M = Zr4+, Hf, Th, Ce3+ H2O Cycloaddition of CO2 (262)
6 ZIF-8 Zn2+ - Epoxide Hydroxylation (263)
7 Tb(BTC)(H2O)3(DMF)1.1 Tb3+ H2O, DMF Synthesis of β-Aminoalcohols (264)
8 Er(BTC)(H2O)·(DMF)1.1 Er3+ H2O, DMF Hantzsch Coupling and Tetrahydro-4H-Chromene Synthesis (265)
9 [Ba2(BDPO)(H2O)]·DMA Ba2+ H2O Cycloaddition of CO2 (266)
10 NH2-MIL-101/PAN Cr3+ - Friedel–Crafts Acylation of Anisole (267)
        Esterification reaction  
11 Cu(II)-MOF Cu2+ H2O Cycloaddition of CO2 (268)
12 Zr6O4(OH)4(OAc)2.4[M(PNNNP)X]2.4 [M = Pd, Pt] Zr4+, Pd(I), Pt(I) - Hydroamination of o-Alkynyl Aniline (269)
13 [Zn2(iso)2(bpy)2] Zn2+ DMF Cycloaddition of CO2 (270)
14 [Zn(BPBA)Cl]·5H2O Zn2+ H2O Cyclization of ortho-Substituted Diaminonaphthalene to Naphthimidazole (58)
15 Ce-doping MIL-88A(Fe) Ce3+, Fe3+ - Catalytic Ozonation (271)
16 Pd(II)/UIO-66 (Zr), Pd(II)/MIL-101 (Cr) and Pd(II)/MOF-5 (Zn) Pd2+, Cr3+, Zn2+ H2O CO Esterification to Dimethyl Carbonate (272)
17 UiO-66 Zr4+ H2O Aldose Sugars to Polyhydroxyalkyl and C-Glycosyl Furans (273)
18 [Cd3(BDC)3(OPP)(DMF)2]·2DMA Cd2+ DMF Hantzsch Reaction (274)
19 Cu-BTC(MOF-199) Cu2+ - Aerobic Oxidative Synthesis of Imines (275)
20 MIL-101(Fe,Sc) Fe3+, Sc3+ - Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethyl Furfural (276)
21 Al-ITQ-Br, Al-ITQ-NO2, L-MOF-EB L-MOF-AB Fe3+, Al3+ - Oxidation of Thiophenol to Diphenyldisulfide (277)
22 [Eu(tctb)(H2O)] Eu3+ H2O Diamines to Benzimidazoles (278)
23 [M6(TATAB)4(DABCO)3(H2O)3]·12DMF·9H2O M = Co2+, Ni2+ H2O Chemical Fixation of CO2 (279)
24 MixUMCM-1-NH2. Zn2+ - Aldol–Tishchenko Reaction (280)
25 [In3(NIPH)3(HNIPH)(OH)2]·4H2O In3+ -H2O Multicomponent Strecker Reactions (281)
26 [Mn2(TDP)(H2O)2]·3H2O·3DMF Mn2+ -H2O Chemical Fixation of CO2 (282)
27 [Cu6(TADIPA)3(DABCO)(H2O)2(DMF)2]·13H2O [Cu6(TADIPA)3(H2O)6]·16H2O·8DMF Cu2+ -H2O, DMF, DMA Chemical Fixation of CO2 (283)
  [H3O][Cu6(TPTA)3(DMA)4(COO)]·12H2O·7DMA    
  [Cu6(C17O9N2H8)3(C6H12N2)(H2O)2(DMF)2]·3DMF·8H2O    
28 UiO-66-TA Zr4+ -H2O Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde (284)
29 MIL-101(Cr)-LP Cr3+ - Reduction of Imine (285)
30 MIL-101(Cr) MOF Cr3+ - glucose to fructose (286)
31 [Zn3(Hbtc)2(atz)2]·CH3CN·2CH3OH [Co3(Hbtc)2(atz)2]·H2O·2DMF Zn2+ Co2+ - Coupling of CO2 and Epoxides (287)
32 [Zn(bix)]{V2O6}(V-Zn-MOF Zn2+ - Cyanosilylation Reaction of Aldehydes (288)
33 [Dy3(data)3·2DMF]·DMF Dy3+ DMF Chemical Fixation of CO2 (155)
34 Cu-MOF Cu2+ - Catalytic CO2 Fixation (289)
35 [Cd(bpp)(L)(H2O)]·DMF Cd2+ -H2O Strecker Reaction (290)
36 Cr-UiO-66-CAT Zr4+ - Oxidation of Alcohols to Ketones (85)
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H2fBDC = 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid; H2fBPDC = 2,2′,3,3′,5,5′,6,6′-octafluoro-4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid; TBIB = 1,3,5-tri(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)benzene); H3TCPB = 1,3,5-tris(4′-carboxyphenyl-)benzene; BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate; DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide; PAN = polyacrylonitrile; PNNNP = 2,6-(HNPAr2)2C5H3N; Ar = p-C6H4CO2; X = Cl, I; iso = isophthalic acid; bpy = 4,4-dipyridyl; BPBA = 3,5-bis(4-oxo-4H-pyridin-1-yl)-benzoate; OPP = N,N′-(oxybis(4,1-phenylene))bis(1-(pyridin-4-yl)methanimine); H2BDC = terephthalic acid; H3tctb = tris(p-carboxylic acid)tridurylborane; H3TATAB = 4,4′,4″-s-triazine-1,3,5-triyl-tri-p-aminobenzoic acid; DABCO = 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane; BDC = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate; ABDC = 2-amino-1,4-benzenedicarboxylate, btb = 4,4′,4″,-benzene-1,3,5-triyl-trisbenzoic acid; H2NIPH = 5-nitroisophthalic acid; H4TPTA = 1,1′,3′,1″-terphenyl-3,3′′,5,5′-tetracarboxylic acid; H4CBDA = 5,5′-(carbonylbis(azanediyl)) diisophthalic acid; TA = terephthalic acid; LP = Lewis pair; bix = 1,4-bis(imidazole-1-ylmethyl)benzene; 2,5-data = 2,5-diamino-terephthalate; H2L = 5-(1-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)isophthalic acid; H2L = 4,4′-(dimethylsilanediyl)bis-benzoic acid; bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane.