Development of a novel one-pot reaction system utilizing a bifunctional Zr-based metal–organic framework

Abstract

A novel one-pot reaction system is developed by utilizing a bifunctional metal–organic framework photocatalyst (Zr-MOF-NH2). Zr-MOF-NH2 promotes sequential photocatalytic oxidation and Knoevenagel condensation reaction to produce benzylidenemalononitrile from benzyl alcohol and malononitrile under UV-light irradiation.