A robust, catalytic metal–organic framework with open 2,2′-bipyridine sites

Abstract

We report two synthetic approaches to prepare a highly crystalline Zr(IV)-based metal–organic framework (MOF) containing open 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) chelating sites. The resulting UiO-67-bpydc readily forms complexes with PdCl₂ to produce a MOF that exhibits efficient and recyclable catalytic activity for the Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction.