title: Effect of the functionalisation route on a Zr-MOF with an Ir-NHC complex for catalysis.
abstract: A new iridium N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) metallolinker has been synthesised and introduced into a metal-organic framework (MOF), for the first time, via two different routes: direct synthesis and postsynthetic exchange (PSE). The two materials were compared in terms of the Ir loading and distribution using X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), the local Ir structure using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and the catalytic activity. The materials showed good activity and recyclability as catalysts for the isomerisation of an allylic alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Berzelii Center EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. xzou@mmk.su.se belen.martin.matute@su.se.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martínez-Castro
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: Greco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: González Miera
authors.forename: Kjell
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martín-Matute