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Self‐Assembly of Luminescent Lanthanide Mesocates as Efficient Catalysts for Transforming Carbon Dioxide into Cyclic Carbonates
Author(s) -
Han Qingxin,
Wang Li,
Shi Zhaohua,
Xu Cong,
Dong Zhe,
Mou Zuolin,
Liu Weisheng
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201700418
Subject(s) - lanthanide , catalysis , luminescence , photochemistry , absorption (acoustics) , carbon dioxide , chemistry , absorption spectroscopy , materials science , combinatorial chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , ion , physics , composite material , quantum mechanics
Four dinuclear lanthanide mesocates were fabricated through a spontaneous self‐assembly method, and the formation of these complexes was well studied by their absorption and emission spectra. These stable complexes were also found to exhibit superior performance in catalyzing the coupling reaction between epoxides and CO 2 with excellent recyclability. Moreover, the catalysts could be prepared on large scale. Moreover, the Yb and Lu complexes featured emissions in the near‐infrared and visible regions, respectively, and their intensities and lifetimes could be used for identification purposes. Thus, this new approach can be used to construct promising lanthanide complexes as efficient catalysts and it identifies the possibility to better study a catalytic reaction with a luminescent catalyst.