title: Diastereoselective heterogeneous bromination of stilbene in a porous metal-organic framework.
abstract: Postsynthetic modification of a porous MOF, Zn(4)O(trans-4,4'-stilbene dicarboxylate)(3), with Br(2) results in diastereoselective bromination of the stilbene units. This is a heterogeneous process, with the stereocontrol originating in the rigidity of the coordinated ligand and the porous nature of the MOF, which allows "solution-like" access to reactive sites. X-ray diffraction and N(2) sorption studies suggest that partial bromination serves to increase the stability of this interpenetrated MOF structure.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30032, USA.
authors.forename: Simon C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Christina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bauer