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Metal‐Organic Layers Catalyze Photoreactions without Pore Size and Diffusion Limitations
Author(s) -
Xu Ruoyu,
Drake Tasha,
Lan Guangxu,
Lin Wenbin
Publication year - 2018
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.201803635
Subject(s) - catalysis , monolayer , diffusion , metal , photocatalysis , chemistry , aryl , metal organic framework , organic reaction , materials science , chemical engineering , photochemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , adsorption , physics , alkyl , engineering , thermodynamics
Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising single‐site solid catalysts for organic reactions. However, MOF catalysts suffer from pore size limitation and slow diffusion, which are detrimental for photoreactions. Metal‐organic layers (MOLs) have unique ultrathin 2D monolayer structures and overcome pore size and diffusion limitations. Here, the synthesis of photoactive Zr‐RuBPY MOL based on Zr‐oxo clusters and [Ru(bpy) 3 ] 2+ ‐containing linkers is reported as well as its application in photocatalytic [2+2] cyclizations of enones and Meerwein addition reactions between aryl diazonium salts, styrenes, and nitriles.