Two cyclotriveratrylene metal–organic frameworks as effective catalysts for Knoevenagel condensation and CO2 cycloaddition with epoxides

In this work, we report two MOFs assembled with a novel imidazole-functionalized cyclotriveratrylene ligand, where 1 and 2 could be used as efficient catalysts for Knoevenagel condensation and CO₂ cycloaddition with epoxides, respectively.