title: A Porous Cu(II)-MOF with Proline Embellished Cavity: Cooperative Catalysis for the Baylis-Hillman Reaction.
abstract: l-Proline has been covalently attached in a rigid linear ligand, H4L, having an isophthalate moiety at each terminal to form the chiral ligand, H4LPRO. This linker has been used for the construction of a porous MOF, LCuPRO. The free l-proline moiety in the cavity of the framework in the presence of imidazole as a cocatalyst functions synergistically to catalyze the Baylis-Hillman reaction between α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and aromatic aldehydes. High porosity of the framework is proven by the nitrogen adsorption isotherm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Tapan K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur , Kanpur 208016, India.
authors.forename: Parimal K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bharadwaj