... reaction and Paal-Knorr reaction, by IRMOF-8, ZIF-9, MOF-199, IRMOF-3, respectively CHAPTER EXPERIMENTAL 2.1 Synthesis of MOF catalysts Four types of MOFs- IRMOF-8, ZIF-9, MOF-199, and IRMOF-3 ... reaction For the development of greener processes, moisture-insensitive and easy handling solid acid catalysts are desired Furthermore, the use of solid acid catalysts offers easy catalyst recovery and ... easy catalyst recovery and recycling The IRMOF-8 catalyst was therefore investigated for recoverability and reusability in the Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction over five successive runs It was...