Straightforward installation of carbon-halogen, carbon-oxygen and carbon-carbon bonds within metal-organic frameworks (MOF) via palladium-catalysed direct C-H functionalization.

The straightforward C-H functionalization of UiO-67-dcppy materials was realized by a Pd-catalysed PSM. This novel protocol provides an efficient method for the synthesis of various functionalized MOFs, which have shown promising adsorbent ability in removing phenolic contaminates from water.