Robust acid–base Ln-MOFs: searching for efficient catalysts in cycloaddition of CO₂ with epoxides and cascade deacetalization–Knoevenagel reactions

Abstract

and one-pot cascade deacetalization-Knoevenagel reactions. The systematic catalytic studies show that 1-Tb and 1-Yb possess the best catalytic activities for both reactions, indicating the catalytic activities of these Ln-MOFs are strongly dependent on metal Lewis acid sites embedded in the frameworks.