Patent ID: 9045387
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
1. A method to connect aryls by homocoupling comprising contacting a porous metal organic framework (MOF) or a porous metal organic polyhedral (MOP) with boronic acid substituted aryls wherein the MOF or MOP catalyze the synthesis of a biaryl through a homo-coupling reaction, wherein the MOF or MOP comprises a plurality of linking moieties that have a substructure selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 20 )alkyl, (C 3 C 20 )cycloalky, aryl, (C 1 -C 20 )alkylamine, arylamine, and heterocycle; and wherein the substructure has one or more covalently attached CO 2 H linking clusters that undergo condensation with a copper metal and wherein the MOF or the MOP comprise open copper centers that are mono-dispersed throughout the pores.