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Inserting CO 2 into Aryl C−H Bonds of Metal–Organic Frameworks: CO 2 Utilization for Direct Heterogeneous C−H Activation
Author(s) -
Gao WenYang,
Wu Haifan,
Leng Kunyue,
Sun Yinyong,
Ma Shengqian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201511484
Subject(s) - metal organic framework , carboxylation , carboxylate , chemistry , aryl , carbon dioxide , group 2 organometallic chemistry , carbyne , metal , catalysis , molecule , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption , carbene , alkyl
Described for the first time is that carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) can be successfully inserted into aryl C−H bonds of the backbone of a metal–organic framework (MOF) to generate free carboxylate groups, which serve as Brønsted acid sites for efficiently catalyzing the methanolysis of epoxides. The work delineates the very first example of utilizing CO 2 for heterogeneous C−H activation and carboxylation reactions on MOFs, and opens a new avenue for CO 2 chemical transformations under mild reaction conditions.