Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
120(16), P. 8468 - 8535
Published: March 30, 2020
More
than
95%
(in
volume)
of
all
today's
chemical
products
are
manufactured
through
catalytic
processes,
making
research
into
more
efficient
materials
a
thrilling
and
very
dynamic
field.
In
this
regard,
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
offer
great
opportunities
for
the
rational
design
new
solids,
as
highlighted
by
unprecedented
number
publications
appearing
over
past
decade.
review,
recent
advances
in
application
MOFs
heterogeneous
catalysis
discussed.
with
intrinsic
thermocatalytic
activity,
hosts
incorporation
metal
nanoparticles,
precursors
manufacture
composite
catalysts
those
active
photo-
electrocatalytic
processes
critically
reviewed.
The
review
is
wrapped
up
our
personal
view
on
future
directions.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
120(21), P. 12089 - 12174
Published: May 1, 2020
Metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
are
a
class
of
distinctive
porous
crystalline
materials
constructed
by
metal
ions/clusters
and
organic
linkers.
Owing
to
their
structural
diversity,
functional
adjustability,
high
surface
area,
different
types
MOF-based
single
sites
well
exploited,
including
coordinately
unsaturated
from
nodes
metallolinkers,
as
active
species
immobilized
MOFs.
Furthermore,
controllable
thermal
transformation
MOFs
can
upgrade
them
nanomaterials
functionalized
with
single-atom
catalysts
(SACs).
These
unique
features
derivatives
enable
serve
highly
versatile
platform
for
catalysis,
which
has
actually
been
becoming
rapidly
developing
interdisciplinary
research
area.
In
this
review,
we
overview
the
recent
developments
catalysis
at
in
emphasis
on
structures
applications
thermocatalysis,
electrocatalysis,
photocatalysis.
We
also
compare
results
summarize
major
insights
gained
works
providing
challenges
prospects
emerging
field.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
9(3), P. 1779 - 1798
Published: Jan. 15, 2019
Metal
organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
have
drawn
wide
attention
as
potential
catalysts,
offering
high
densities
of
catalytic
sites
in
high-area
porous
solids,
some
with
stabilities
at
temperatures.
The
field
is
an
early
stage,
characterized
by
numerous
discoveries
and
novel
demonstrations
properties
associated
the
crystalline
structures
MOFs,
but
applications
MOFs
catalysts
are
still
lacking.
In
this
perspective
we
summarize
advantages
limitations
fundamental
issues
to
be
addressed
about
their
applications.
MOF
framework
compositions
pore
can
strongly
influence
performance,
allowing,
for
example,
shape-selective
bifunctional
catalysis,
research
needed
quantify
reaction/transport
processes
identify
sites,
determine
intrinsic
reaction
rates.
Progress
hindered
lack
understanding
heterogeneity
sometimes
being
such
defects
not
determined
X-ray
diffraction
crystallography.
Determination
dynamics
well
kinetics
reactions,
will
help
advance
guidelines
synthesizing
optimum
catalysts.
Further,
present
challenges
related
stability
regeneration
unique
nature
node–linker
bonds,
which
break
during
catalysis.
There
opportunities
understand
these
matters
depth
find
conditions
operation
that
minimize
leading
deactivation.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
120(21), P. 11986 - 12043
Published: Oct. 28, 2020
Metal
atoms
dispersed
on
the
oxide
supports
constitute
a
large
category
of
single-atom
catalysts.
In
this
review,
supported
catalysts
are
discussed
about
their
synthetic
procedures,
characterizations,
and
reaction
mechanism
in
thermocatalysis,
such
as
water-gas
shift
reaction,
selective
oxidation/hydrogenation,
coupling
reactions.
Some
typical
materials,
including
ferric
oxide,
cerium
titanium
dioxide,
aluminum
so
on,
intentionally
mentioned
for
unique
roles
anchoring
metal
taking
part
catalytic
The
interactions
between
summarized
to
give
picture
how
stabilize
atomic
centers,
rationally
tune
geometric
structures
electronic
states
single
atoms.
Furthermore,
several
directions
fabricating
with
improved
performance
proposed
basis
state-of-the-art
understanding
metal-oxide
interactions.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
4(10)
Published: Oct. 5, 2018
The
secondary
building
unit
(SBU)
approach
was
a
turning
point
in
the
discovery
of
permanently
porous
metal-organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
and
launching
field
reticular
chemistry.
In
contrast
to
single-metal
nodes
known
coordination
networks,
polynuclear
nature
SBUs
allows
these
structures
serve
as
rigid,
directional,
stable
units
design
robust
crystalline
materials
with
predetermined
properties.
This
concept
has
also
enabled
development
MOFs
ultra-high
porosity
structural
complexity.
architectural,
mechanical,
chemical
stability
imparted
by
their
gives
rise
unique
framework
All
this
chemistry
-including
ligand,
linker,
metal
exchange,
metallation
reactions,
well
precisely
controlled
formation
ordered
vacancies-
is
carried
out
full
retention
MOF
structure,
crystallinity,
porosity.
makes
useful
many
applications
including
gas
vapor
adsorption,
separation
processes,
SBU-mediated
catalysis.
essence,
SBU
realizes
long-standing
dream
scientists
bringing
molecular
(both
organic
inorganic)
extended
solid-state
structures.
contribution
highlights
importance
points
tremendous
potential
still
be
harnessed.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
140(51), P. 18208 - 18216
Published: Dec. 10, 2018
Particulate
methane
monooxygenase
(pMMO)
is
an
enzyme
that
oxidizes
to
methanol
with
high
activity
and
selectivity.
Limited
success
has
been
achieved
in
incorporating
biologically
relevant
ligands
for
the
formation
of
such
active
site
a
synthetic
system.
Here,
we
report
design
synthesis
metal–organic
framework
(MOF)
catalysts
inspired
by
pMMO
selective
oxidation
methanol.
By
judicious
selection
appropriate
topology
chemical
functionality,
MOF-808
was
used
postsynthetically
install
bearing
imidazole
units
subsequent
metalation
Cu(I)
presence
dioxygen.
The
show
selectivity
under
isothermal
conditions
at
150
°C.
Combined
spectroscopies
density
functional
theory
calculations
suggest
bis(μ-oxo)
dicopper
species
as
probable
catalysts.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
119(4), P. 2453 - 2523
Published: Oct. 30, 2018
Computational
chemistry
provides
a
versatile
toolbox
for
studying
mechanistic
details
of
catalytic
reactions
and
holds
promise
to
deliver
practical
strategies
enable
the
rational
in
silico
catalyst
design.
The
reactivity
nontrivial
electronic
structure
effects,
common
systems
based
on
3d
transition
metals,
introduce
additional
complexity
that
may
represent
particular
challenge
standard
computational
strategies.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
challenges
capabilities
modern
methods
reaction
mechanisms
promoted
by
metal
molecular
catalysts.
Particular
focus
will
be
placed
ways
addressing
multiconfigurational
problem
calculations
role
expert
bias
utilization
available
methods.
development
density
functionals
designed
address
metals
is
also
discussed.
Special
emphasis
account
solvation
effects
multicomponent
nature
systems.
This
followed
an
overview
recent
studies
processes
catalysts
metals.
Cases
involve
noninnocent
ligands,
systems,
metal-ligand
metal-metal
cooperativity,
as
well
modeling
complex
such
metal-organic
frameworks
are
presented.
Conventionally,
heavily
dependent
chemical
intuition
input
researcher.
Recent
developments
advanced
automated
path
analysis
hold
eliminating
human-bias
from
catalysis
studies.
A
brief
these
approaches
presented
final
section
review.
paper
closed
with
general
concluding
remarks.