Synthesis of "Clickable" Nano Metal-organic Framework by Generic Postsynthetic Modification Route

Organic azides have been somewhat popularized due to their pivotal role in the emerging field of "click chemistry". A simple approach has been used for the synthesis of uniform nano Fe-MIL-88B-NH2, and a generic postsynthetic modification route has been developed for the synthesis of azide-modified nano Fe-MIL-88B-N-3. The approach also has been used to synthesize the azide-modified IRMOF-3(-N-3). These new azide-modified Fe-MIL-88B-N-3 nanocrystals hold promising potential for the applications in the fields of "click chemistry", nanotechnology devices and nano composite membranes.