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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Omar K. Farha, Glenview, IL (US);
Joseph T. Hupp, Northfield, IL (US);
M. Hassan Beyzavi, Evanston, IL (US);
Casey J. Stephenson, Evanston, IL (US);
Yangyang Liu, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 247/06 (2006.01); B01J 31/16 (2006.01); C07C 29/159 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 247/06 (2013.01); B01J 31/16 (2013.01); B01J 31/1691 (2013.01); C07C 29/159 (2013.01); B01J 2231/48 (2013.01); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11);
Abstract
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and method of using the MOFs to catalyze reactions involving epoxide ring-opening mechanisms are provided. The structure of the MOFs can be represented by the formula: M(μ-ligand)(OH)(TBAPy), where M is Zr or Hf, the ligands are selected from hydroxo-, oxo- and aquo-ligands, and x is independently selected from 1 or 2.