TY - JOUR
T1 - Metal-organic frameworks containing N-heterocyclic carbenes and their precursors
AU - Ezugwu, Chizoba I.
AU - Kabir, Nawsad Alam
AU - Yusubov, Mekhman
AU - Verpoort, Francis Walter Cornelius
PY - 2016/1/15
Y1 - 2016/1/15
N2 - Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are coordination networks formed by self-assembly of metal ions or clusters and organic linkers. The functionalities and versatilities of MOF materials are enhanced by designing the frameworks with linkers, which have extra active functional groups that can be modified presynthetically, in situ, or postsynthetically. The carbenic carbon in N-heterocyclic carbenes enhances the potential of MOFs synthesized from azolium-containing linkers. In this review, we provide a survey and discussion of N-heterocyclic carbene precursor-containing MOFs and their various applications. This review will guide researchers and synthetic chemists attempting to design MOFs from N-heterocyclic carbene precursors.
AB - Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are coordination networks formed by self-assembly of metal ions or clusters and organic linkers. The functionalities and versatilities of MOF materials are enhanced by designing the frameworks with linkers, which have extra active functional groups that can be modified presynthetically, in situ, or postsynthetically. The carbenic carbon in N-heterocyclic carbenes enhances the potential of MOFs synthesized from azolium-containing linkers. In this review, we provide a survey and discussion of N-heterocyclic carbene precursor-containing MOFs and their various applications. This review will guide researchers and synthetic chemists attempting to design MOFs from N-heterocyclic carbene precursors.
KW - Azolium-containing ligands
KW - MOFs
KW - NHC precursors
KW - Postsynthetic modification
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.06.012
DO - 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.06.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84937611673
VL - 307
SP - 188
EP - 210
JO - Coordination Chemistry Reviews
JF - Coordination Chemistry Reviews
SN - 0010-8545
ER -