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Confinement of Cu II –Phthalocyanine in a Bioinspired Hybrid Nanoparticle‐Assembled Structure Yields Selective and Stable Epoxidation Catalysts
Author(s) -
Manna Joydeb,
Amali Arlin Jose,
Rana Rohit Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201402614
Subject(s) - catalysis , nanoparticle , copper , phthalocyanine , nanotechnology , copper phthalocyanine , chemistry , materials science , hybrid material , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , engineering
Herein, we demonstrate that a bioinspired assembly of silica nanoparticles with polyamines as structure‐directing agents similar to that known for the biosilicification of diatoms can pave the way for the efficient encapsulation of sulfonated copper–phthalocyanine in a hybrid microcapsule structure, in which the organic component provides a capable environment for its catalytic activity in epoxidation reactions and the nanoassembled structure imparts stability.