Green and Large-Scale Preparation of Chiral Metal-Organic Frameworks via Mechanochemistry

It is a significant challenge to construct chiral metal-organic frameworks (CMOFs) by developing a facile and green preparation strategy. In this work, CMOFs were first synthesized via a mechanochemical process by combining a truncated mixed ligand strategy and defect engineering theory. The simple, green, and rapid construction strategy could solvent-freely harvest gram-scale CMOFs with a hierarchical micro/ mesoporous structure. The as-synthesized CMOFs were evaluated by Aldol asymmetric catalysis and exhibited excellent catalytic performance (conversion was up to 97.1%, the ee value was 44.3%, and the activity was still good after 5 cycles).

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In this study, chiral metal-organic frameworks (CMOFs) with a hierarchical micro/ mesoporous structure were synthesized using a mechanochemical process. The construction strategy was simple, green, and rapid, allowing for the solvent-free production of gram-scale CMOFs. The as-synthesized CMOFs showed excellent catalytic performance in Aldol asymmetric catalysis.