Recent advance in metal-organic frameworks based catalysts for production of fine chemicals via thermal catalysis

MOFs have garnered considerable interest owing to their high porosity and precisely engineered molecular structures, making them crucial in gas storage, separation, and catalysis applications. Recently, MOFs based materials have been playing an increasingly significant role in thermal catalytic reactions due to their highly controllable structures and large pores. Therefore, we summarize recent advances in the design, synthesis, and functional applications of MOFs-based materials, including pristine MOFs, composite MOFs, and their derived catalysts through calcination and/or pyrolysis in thermal catalytic reactions (e.g. hydrogenation, oxidation, cascade reaction). Furthermore, we compare the results and summarize the performance differences of different types of MOFs-based catalysts in single organic reactions and cascade reactions, variations in catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability. This helps us gain a deeper understanding of the potential applications of MOFs in organic synthesis, and deduce the structure-performance relationships between MOFs materials synthesized from different organic ligands. This review could provide important references for designing and synthesizing efficient catalysts, promoting advancement in the field of thermal catalysis.