The First One-Pot Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks Functionalised with Two Transition-Metal Complexes

The synthesis of a metal-organic framework (UiO-67) functionalised simultaneously with two different transition metal complexes (Ir and Pd or Rh) through a one-pot procedure is reported for the first time. This has been achieved by an iterative modification of the synthesis parameters combined with characterisation of the resulting materials using different techniques, including X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The method also allows the first synthesis of UiO-67 with a very wide range of loadings (from 4 to 43 mol%) of an iridium complex ([IrCp*(bpydc)(Cl)Cl](2-); bpydc=2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylate, Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) through a pre-functionalisation methodology.