Cu and Au metal-organic frameworks bridge the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for alkene cyclopropanation reactions

Avelino Corma; Marta Iglesias; Francesc X Llabrés i Xamena; Félix Sánchez

doi:10.1002/chem.201000278

Cu and Au metal-organic frameworks bridge the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for alkene cyclopropanation reactions

Chemistry. 2010 Aug 23;16(32):9789-95. doi: 10.1002/chem.201000278.

Authors

Avelino Corma¹, Marta Iglesias, Francesc X Llabrés i Xamena, Félix Sánchez

Affiliation

¹ Inst. Tecnología Química, UPV-CSIC, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avda los Naranjos, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain. acorma@itq.upv.es

PMID: 20544745
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000278

Abstract

The copper and gold metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) [Cu(3)(BTC)(2)(H(2)O)(3)](n), [Cu(3)(BTC)(2)] (BTC=benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate), and IRMOF-3-SI-Au are active and reusable solid catalysts for the cyclopropanation of alkenes with high chemo- and diastereoselectivities. This type of material gives better results than previous solid catalysts while working together with the homogeneous catalysts. These MOFs can help to bridge the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.