AUTHOR=Gangu Kranthi Kumar , Jonnalagadda Sreekantha B. 

TITLE=A Review on Metal-Organic Frameworks as Congenial Heterogeneous Catalysts for Potential Organic Transformations

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.747615

DOI=10.3389/fchem.2021.747615

ISSN=2296-2646

ABSTRACT=Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as versatile candidates of interest in heterogeneous catalysis. The recent research and development of new MOFs influence their' role as catalysts in generating invaluable organic compounds. To harness the full potential of MOFs in value-added organic transformation, a comprehensive look at how these materials are likely to involve in the catalytic processes is essential. Mainstays of MOFs such as metal nodes, linkers, encapsulation materials, and enveloped structures tend to produce capable catalytic active sites that offer solutions to reduce human efforts in developing new organic reactions. The main advantages of choosing MOFs as reusable catalysts are the flexible and robust skeleton, regular porosity, high pore volume, and accessible synthesis accompanied with cost-effectiveness. Sole MOFs, modified MOFs, and MOFs as hosts for active metals have made remarkable advances as solid catalysts. Their extensive exploration possibly led to the fast adoption of the materials to fabricate new biological molecules. This review covers the varied MOFs and their catalytic properties in facilitating the selective formation of the product organic moieties and interprets MOF's property responsible for their elegant performance.