Templated synthesis of zirconium(<scp>iv</scp>)-based metal–organic layers (MOLs) with accessible chelating sites

Abstract

Metal-organic layers (MOLs) are of great interest in heterogeneous catalysis, particularly materials that can accommodate extraneous metal centres. Here, we demonstrate a two-step preorganisation/delamination synthetic strategy using CuI as a template to prepare Zr-based MOLs with accessible 'syn' bis-pyrazolyl chelating sites (named <b>UAM-2·ns</b>) that are poised for quantitative post-synthetic metalation with late transition metals.