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Catalytic Porphyrin Framework Compounds

Journal Article · · Trends in Chemistry
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  1. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States); OSTI
  2. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)

Porphyrins are frequently observed in nature and play a vital role in many biological functions, including light-harvesting, oxygen transport, and catalytic transformations. The rigid, robust, and multifunctional features of porphyrins enable the construction of framework compounds such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for use in several important applications. This short review here summarizes the types of porphyrin building blocks with varying connectivity, their assembly into framework compounds, and key structural factors governing porphyrin ligand design. Furthermore, we highlight emerging catalytic applications of these porphyrin framework compounds as Lewis acid catalysts, oxidation catalysts, photocatalysts, and electrocatalysts. Together, this review supplies a timely update on porphyrin ligand design and framework compound synthesis and guides the future development of porphyrin framework compounds with diverse functionalities for efficient catalysis.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Gas Separations Relevant to Clean Energy Technologies (CGS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001015
OSTI ID:
1801401
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1703091
Journal Information:
Trends in Chemistry, Journal Name: Trends in Chemistry Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 2; ISSN 2589-5974
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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