Review on the Catalytic Significance of Zr-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks as Potential Catalyst for Various Organic Transformations

Within the extensive array of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), Zr-based MOFs stand out as particularly promising materials due to their diverse structures, exceptional stability, and intriguing properties. These MOFs are currently in the early stages of development, but noteworthy strides have been achieved in recent years. This overview focuses on the progress in Zr-MOFs since 2012, covering design, synthesis, and applications in various reactions such as C-H activation, oxidation, C-C, and C-N coupling approaches. Different Zr-MOF structural variants are explained in terms of Zr-based secondary building units and a variety of organic ligands. The review highlights the roles that Zr-MOFs play in catalysis by highlighting their uses as porous carriers, molecule adsorption, and separation. It is anticipated that this kind of concentrated review on Zr-MOFs would offer important direction for next studies investigating MOFs for catalytic applications. This comprehensive overview delves into the progress of Zr-MOFs since 2012, encompassing their design, synthesis methodologies, and applications across various chemical reactions such as C-H activation, epoxidation, oxidation, A3 coupling, C-C and C-N coupling strategies. The diverse structural variants of Zr-MOFs are elucidated through discussions on Zr-based secondary building units and a variety of organic ligands utilized. image