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

Table 2. MOFs with Brönsted Acidity and the Associated Catalysisa.

Sr. No. MOF Brönsted acidic site Catalytic reaction Ref
1 PTA⊂MIL-101(Al)-NH2 H3[PW12O40]·nH2O Glucose Dehydration to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (62)
2 H3PW12O40@Zr-MOF -SO3H Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone (63)
3 [(CH2COOH)2IM]HSO4@H-UiO-66 [(CH2COOH)2IM]HSO4 Biodiesel Synthesis (64)
4 PO4/NU(eq) and PO4/NU(half) -PO4 Glucose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (65)
5 MIL-101(Cr)-SO3H -SO3H Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of C–H Bonds (66)
6 CoFe2O4/MIL-88B(Fe)-NH2/(Py-Ps)PMo -SO3H Transesterification (67)
7 MIL-101(Cr)-NH-CO-Pr-COOH -COOH Synthesis of Quinazolin-(4H)-1-one (68)
8 MOF-808-SO4 -SO4 Dimerization of Isobutene (2-Methyl-1-propene) (69)
9 [Zr6O4(OH)5.6(C9H3O6)2(HCOO)0.18(SO4)2.1](H2O)2 -OH Isobutene Dimerization (70)
10 Hf-MOF-808 μ3-OH Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley Reduction (71)
      Styrene Oxide Ring-Opening  
      α-Pinene Oxide Isomerization  
11 MIL-100(Cr) and MIL-100(Fe) -H2O-CO Acetalization of Benzaldehyde with Methanol (72)
12 PCN-222(Ni)-SO4 SO42– Tandem Semisynthesis of Artemisinin (73)
13 Zr-MOF-808-S OH/H2O Glycerol Dehydration (74)
14 Al-MIL-53-RSO3HAl-MIL-53-ArSO3H -SO3H [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction (75)
15 UiO-66 (Zr, Hf), Zr-BTC μ3-OH Cycloaddition Reaction (76)
16 MIL-100(Fe) (Lys-PM2) Lys-PM2 Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid (77)
17 [BSO3HMIm][HSO4](IRMOF-3) [BSO3HMIm][HSO4] Bligh–Dyer Method for Biodiesel Production (78)
18 MIL-101(Cr)-SO3H -SO3H Methanolysis of Styrene Oxide (79)
19 Cr33-O)(H2O)3(NDC(SO3H5/6)2)3(BUT-8(Cr)-SO3H -SO3H Esterification Reaction (80)
20 MIL-IMAc-Br Br Cycloaddition of CO2 (81)
21 (H4SiW12O40) (POM@MOF) H4SiW12O40 Glucose into 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (82)
22 MIL-(Cr)-101-SO3H SO3H Catalytic Conversion of Glucose (83)
23 UiO-66(SO3H)2 SO3H Synthesis of Dihydro-2-oxypyrrole Derivatives (84)
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PTA = phosphotungstic acid; Py-Ps = pyridine with 1,3-propanesultone; H4TADIPA = 5-5′-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diyl) diisophthalic acid; Lys = lysine functionalized phosphotungstic acid; [BSO3HMIm][HSO4] = 1-butylsulfonate-3-methylimidazolium bisulfate; NDC(SO3H)22– = 4,8-disulfonaphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylatlate); IMAc = 1H-imidazole-1-acetic acid.