A high-activity cobalt-based MOF catalyst for [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of diynes and alkynes: insights into alkyne affinity and selectivity control

Fen Xu; Xiao-Ju Si; Xiao-Ning Wang; Hao-Dong Kou; Di-Ming Chen; Chun-Sen Liu; Miao Du

doi:10.1039/c7ra12136a

A high-activity cobalt-based MOF catalyst for [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of diynes and alkynes: insights into alkyne affinity and selectivity control

RSC Adv. 2018 Jan 29;8(9):4895-4899. doi: 10.1039/c7ra12136a. eCollection 2018 Jan 24.

Authors

Fen Xu¹, Xiao-Ju Si¹, Xiao-Ning Wang¹, Hao-Dong Kou¹, Di-Ming Chen¹, Chun-Sen Liu¹, Miao Du¹

Affiliation

¹ College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Zhengzhou 450002 China chunsenliu@zzuli.edu.cn dumiao@zzuli.edu.cn.

Abstract

This work develops a highly efficient metal-organic framework (MOF) catalyst for the straightforward synthesis of functionalized benzenes via [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. As efficient cooperative catalyst for such reactions, Co-MOF-1, shows great sustainability and efficiency. This new catalytic system can lead to the generation of a series of structurally diverse benzenes in good to excellent yields (up to 95%).