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Front Cover: Encapsulation of an Ionic Metalloporphyrin into a Zeolite Imidazolate Framework in situ for CO 2 Chemical Transformation via Host–Guest Synergistic Catalysis (Chem. Asian J. 7/2019)
Author(s) -
He Hongming,
Zhu QianQian,
Zhang Chuanqi,
Yan Ying,
Yuan Jing,
Chen Jing,
Li ChengPeng,
Du Miao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201900237
Subject(s) - nanoreactor , imidazolate , catalysis , ionic bonding , zeolite , synergistic catalysis , composite number , zeolitic imidazolate framework , in situ , chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , metal organic framework , adsorption , organic chemistry , ion , engineering , composite material
It is a great challenge to rationally integrate multiple reactive sites into a composite material with confined nanospace, which can be applied as a nanoreactor to facilitate the targeting catalytic reaction. In this work, an ionic metalloporphyrin has been encapsulated in situ into a porous zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF‐8). The resulting composite is an excellent host–guest synergistic catalyst for solvent‐free synthesis of cyclic carbonates from CO 2 and epoxides without any co‐catalyst under 1 atm CO 2 . This work develops a new approach to achieve efficient composite catalytic materials in terms of targeting applications. More information can be found in the Communication by Cheng‐Peng Li, Miao Du et al. on page 958 in Issue 7, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900021).