Citation: Yi-Cai YU, Hai-Ling WANG, Li-Li LI, Cheng HE. Anthraquinone-based metal-organic cages as efficient photocatalysts for oxidation reactions[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2023, 39(9): 1649-1660. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.2023.139 shu

Anthraquinone-based metal-organic cages as efficient photocatalysts for oxidation reactions

Yi-Cai YU ¹ ,
Hai-Ling WANG ¹ ,
Li-Li LI ² ,
Cheng HE ^1,,

1.
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
2.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China

Corresponding author: Cheng HE, hecheng@dlut.edu.cn
Received Date: 4 April 2023
Revised Date: 5 June 2023

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Anthraquinone-based metal-organic cages 1-Zn, 2-Zn and 2-Fe were constructed from ligands L¹ and L² (L¹=N², N⁷-di((2, 2'-bipyridin)-5-yl)-9, 10-dioxo-9, 10-dihydroanthracene-2, 7-dicarboxamide, L²=N², N⁷-bis(4-((2, 2'-bipyridin)-5-yl) phenyl)-9, 10-dioxo-9, 10-dihydroanthracene-2, 7-dicarboxamide) with Zn(Ⅱ) and Fe(Ⅱ) by coordination self-assembly. Single crystal X-ray diffraction and electrospray mass spectrometry showed that this series of complexes were M₂L₃-type metal-organic structures. The 1-Zn and 2-Zn supramolecular systems were successfully applied to explore the oxidation of toluene into benzaldehyde, and the experiments suggested that the formation of supramolecular host-guest compounds between anthraquinone-based metal-organic cages and toluene was the key to effective oxidation of toluene. The photooxidation performance of 1-Zn and 2-Zn was further investigated by the photooxidation reaction of aromatic alcohols, and the results indicated that the catalytic yields are affected by the electronic effects of the substituents and the size of the substrate molecules.
- metal-organic cage,
- anthraquinone,
- photocatalytic oxidation,
- supramolecule
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