Ultrathin metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets are attracting great interest in catalysis due to their unique and intriguing two-dimensional (2D) features. Although many progresses have been achieved, it is still highly desirable to develop novel strategies for controllable synthesis of the well-defined ultrathin MOF nanosheets. Herein we report a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-assisted route to synthesize the ultrathin Ni-MOF nanosheets characteristic of 1.5 nm in thickness, in which PVP is reacted with 2-aminoterephthalic acid (H2BDC-NH2) via formation of C=N bond, followed by coordination with Ni2+ ions to form the ultrathin MOF nanosheets. Impressively, when used in the Knoevenagel condensation reactions of propane dinitrile with different aldehydes, ultrathin Ni-MOF nanosheets display the significantly enhanced catalytic activity and good stability in respect with the bulk Ni-MOF, mainly owing to the exposed active sites as well as facile mass transfer and diffusion of substrates and products.[Figure not available: see fulltext.].
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Zhang, X., Chang, L., Yang, Z., Shi, Y., Long, C., Han, J., … Tang, Z. (2019). Facile synthesis of ultrathin metal-organic framework nanosheets for Lewis acid catalysis. Nano Research, 12(2), 437–440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-018-2235-1
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