A　strategy　based　on　grafting　organocatalytic　units　as　side-chain　on　the　organic　linkers,　a　TEMPO　radical　decorated　terphenyl-dicarboxylic　acid　linker　was　synthesized.　By　employing　acetic　acid　as　modulator,　TEMPO　radical　decorated　UiO-68-TEMPO　nanocrystals　were　synthesized　by　using　H2tpdc-TEMPO　as　organic　linker　and　ZrOCl2　as　metal　source　under　solvothermal　conditions.　UiO-68-TEMPO　are　monodispersed　nanocrystals　with　side　in　the　range　of　800-1200　nm,　with　high　BET　areas　(up　to　1320　m2/g),　and　contain　a　large　number　of　TEMPO　radicals　as　evidenced　by　solid-state　EPR　spectrum.　UiO-68-TEMPO　nanocrystals　enable　selective　oxidation　of　a　broad　range　of　alcohols,　including　primary　aromatic　alcohols,　secondary　aromatic　alcohols,　and　heterogeneous　atomic　alcohols,　with　high　efficiency　and　selectivity.　The　catalytic　activity　of　UiO-68-TEMPO　nanocrystals　remains　75%　after　catalysis　for　four　cycles.　Finally,　a　plausible　catalytic　mechanism　for　the　oxidation　of　benzyl　alcohol　by　UiO-68-TEMPO　was　proposed,　that　is　the　TBN　co-catalyst　produces　NO2/NO　redox　mediator,　which　enables　the　oxidation　of　TEMPO　radicals　to　oxoammonium　cations　by　O2,　and　finally　oxidize　benzyl　alcohol　to　benzaldehyde.　©　2020,　Journal　of　Materials　Engineering.　All　right　reserved.