Turning MIL-53(Al) redox-active by functionalization of the bridging OH-group with 1,1'-ferrocenediyl-dimethylsilane.
The postsynthetic functionalization of the bridging OH-group between two metal centers of the secondary building units of MIL-53(Al) with 1,1'-ferrocenediyl-dimethylsilane is the proof of principle of a new, selective functionalization method of the "inorganic" part of the porous coordination polymer (PCP). The functionalized material was active in the liquid-phase oxidation of benzene to phenol as a test reaction for redox activity.
Meilikhov
Mikhail
M
Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
Yusenko
Kirill
K
Fischer
Roland A
RA