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Title: Cerium-Hydride Secondary Building Units in a Porous Metal–Organic Framework for Catalytic Hydroboration and Hydrophosphination

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b10055· OSTI ID:1337194

We report the stepwise, quantitative transformation of CeIV6(μ3-O)4(μ3-OH)4(OH)6(OH2)6 nodes in a new Ce-BTC (BTC = trimesic acid) metal–organic framework (MOF) into the first CeIII6(μ3-O)4(μ3-OLi)4(H)6(THF)6Li6 metal-hydride nodes that effectively catalyze hydroboration and hydrophosphination reactions. CeH-BTC displays low steric hindrance and electron density compared to homogeneous organolanthanide catalysts, which likely accounts for the unique 1,4-regioselectivity for the hydroboration of pyridine derivatives. MOF nodes can thus be directly transformed into novel single-site solid catalysts without homogeneous counterparts for sustainable chemical synthesis.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1337194
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 138, Issue 45; ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH