Formation of a Metalloporphyrin-Based Nanoreactor by Postsynthetic Metal-Ion Exchange of a Polyhedral-Cage Containing a Metal-Metalloporphyrin Framework.

A change for the better: Exchange of CdII in the catalytically inactive framework MMPF‐5 (see scheme) with CoII afforded a metalloporphyrin‐based nanoreactor, MMPF‐5(Co). This framework, consisting of small cubicuboctahedral cages, demonstrated interesting performances in the catalytic epoxidation of trans‐stilbene with tBuOOH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]