@article{4efd9571dc8c411db93fbd14e82624c5,
title = "A hydrothermally stable ytterbium metal-organic framework as a bifunctional solid-acid catalyst for glucose conversion",
abstract = "Yb6(BDC)7(OH)4(H2O)4 contains both bridging hydroxyls and metal-coordinated waters, possessing Br{\o}nsted and Lewis acid sites. The material crystallises from water at 200 °C. Using the solid as a heterogenous catalyst, glucose is converted into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, via fructose, with a total selectivity of ∼70% after 24 hours at 140 °C in water alone: the material is recyclable with no loss of crystallinity.",
author = "Burnett, {David L.} and Ryan Oozeerally and Ralentri Pertiwi and Chamberlain, {Thomas W.} and Nikolay Cherkasov and Clarkson, {Guy J.} and Krisnandi, {Yuni K.} and Volkan Degirmenci and Walton, {Richard I.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the Royal Society (Challenge Grant CH160099) and the EPSRC grant EP/P511432/1, Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) Institutional Award for the University of Warwick, for funding. Support from a Research Grants for Higher Education 2016 from DGHE, Indonesia is also gratefully acknowledged (No. 1136/UN2.R12/HKP/05.00/2016). The I11 beamtime was obtained through the Diamond Light Source Block Allocation Group award {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Oxford Solid State Chemistry BAG to probe composition–structure–property relationships in solids{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} (EE13284) and we thank Dr Mark Senn and Mr Gabriel Clarke for their assistance. The research data supporting this publication can be accessed at: https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/124044. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry.",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1039/c9cc05364f",
language = "English",
volume = "55",
pages = "11446--11449",
journal = "Chemical Communications",
issn = "1359-7345",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "76",
}