A robust, catalytic metal–organic framework with open 2,2′-bipyridine sites

We report two synthetic approaches to prepare a highly crystalline Zr(IV)-based metal-organic framework (MOF) containing open 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) chelating sites. The resulting UiO-67-bpydc readily forms complexes with PdCl2 to produce a MOF that exhibits efficient and recyclable catalytic activity for the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction.