The first water-based synthesis of Ce(iv)-MOFs with saturated chiral and achiral C4-dicarboxylate linkers KU Leuven
Six different chiral and achiral alkane dicarboxylic C4-acids, i.e. succinic acid (H2SUC), dl-2-methylsuccinic acid (H2MS), 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid (H2DMS) and aspartic acid (d-, l- and dl-H2ASP), were used to obtain Ce(iv)-MOFs via microwave assisted reactions. In water-based syntheses, MOFs with three different topologies, denoted as UiO-66 (fcu), CAU-41 (bcu) and CAU-44 (bct), were obtained within 30 min under mild reaction conditions. The ...