Copper–Porphyrin–Metal–Organic Frameworks as Oxidative Heterogeneous Catalysts

The synthesis and structural characterization of novel metal–organic‐framework‐type materials obtained from the reaction of 5,10,15,20‐tetrakis[2,3,5,6‐tetrafluoro‐4‐(4‐pyridylsulfanyl)phenyl]porphyrin (H2P1) and 5,10,15,20‐tetrakis(4‐pyridyl)porphyrin (H2P2) with copper(II) acetate is reported. The new material, CuP1S, shows higher heterogeneous catalytic activity than the homogeneous porphyrin–copper(II) complex CuP1 in the oxidation of catechol into ortho‐benzoquinone in the presence of air (O2) or H2O2 (30 %). Robust and efficient: These new porphyrin hybrid systems, constructed by the self‐assembly of the 2 D 5,10,15,20‐tetrakis[2,3,5,6‐tetrafluoro‐4‐(4‐pyridylsulfanyl)phenyl]porphyrin coordination network and copper(II), act as robust and efficient heterogeneous catalysts in the oxidation of catechol in the presence of air (O2) or H2O2.