Boosting Activity and Selectivity of UiO‐66 through Acidity/Alkalinity Functionalization in Dimethyl Carbonate Catalysis (Small 18/2023)

Pd-NO2-UiO-66 for DMC Catalysis In article number 2208238, Ye-Yan Qin, Yuan-Gen Yao, and co-workers first introduce acidity/alkalinity functionalized metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) into dimethyl carbonate (DMC) catalysis, and the Lewis acidic Pd-NO2-UiO-66 exhibits excellent catalytic behavior. In addition to affecting the interaction of Pd(II) and support, the -NO2 group has a dominant role in the chemisorption of methyl nitrite (MN) and CO for generating DMC.